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3 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
“For years, all Americans have relied on the outsize impacts that undocumented immigrants’ contributions bring to the economy”: americanprogress.org/issues/immigra…
“[A]n estimated 5m undoc immigrants—nearly 3 in 4 undoc immigrants in the workforce—are keeping the country moving forward as essential workers in the face of the pandemic. A path to citizenship is not only the right way to honor these members of the American family ...”
“... but it would ensure these contributions are not lost for all in the US. It would also grow those contributions and help to ensure that the nation’s recovery is as bold, dynamic, and equitable as it must be to meet the challenge that the country collectively faces.”
These immigrant essential workers include hundreds of thousands of #DACA recipients and #TPS holders: dailykos.com/stories/2021/2…

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3 Feb
An ICE deportation plane deporting Cameroonian, Angolan, Congolese and other African migrants is expected to leave Louisiana TODAY: theguardian.com/us-news/2021/f…
"On Monday, a coalition of migrant rights groups – Freedom for Immigrants, Al Otro Lado and Advocates for Immigrants Rights – presented fresh allegations to the DHS of what they described as torture of Cameroonian asylum-seekers."
"One of them ... described being brought into a room w/darkened windows at the Winn correctional center, where he was forced by ICE agents to put his fingerprint on a document in lieu of a signature, waiving his rights to further legal process before deportation."
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2 Feb
NEW: Sen. @ChrisVanHollen calls on @ICEgov to immediately halt the deportation of Cameroonian and other African asylum-seekers.
“For months under the previous admin we heard reports of abuse, physical coercion, and discriminatory treatment of Cameroonian and other African asylum seekers at the hands of ICE, and we still await the details of a DHS investigation."
"Worse yet, ICE is accelerating pending flights for many of these asylum seekers ... who escaped torture and death in their home countries, only to be sent back into imminent danger without fair or complete consideration of their asylum requests."
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1 Feb
100 lawmakers are urging @SpeakerPelosi and @RepJohnYarmuth to include legalization for undocumented essential workers in #COVID19 recovery package: dailykos.com/story/2021/2/1…
From letter led by @HispanicCaucus: "An estimated 5m undocumented immigrants ... are serving our country every day as essential workers ... Undoc essential workers have stepped up to serve our country in a time of crisis and should be able to apply for US citizenship."
CHC chair @RepRaulRuizMD: “The #COVID19 pandemic has shown us that essential workers, including immigrants, are the backbone of our country and will be the catalyst for our economic recovery. They have risked their lives to feed America by working in fields ..."
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30 Jan
Javier was formerly protected by #DACA but didn’t renew out of fear of sharing his info. @ICEgov is now trying to deport him.

Javier must be released—and we must permanently protect all 11 million undocumented immigrants now.

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“Javier Castillo Maradiaga’s deportation to Honduras planned for early Monday morning was stopped by President Joe Biden’s 100-day moratorium on most removals, but that decision was overturned by a Texas judge and ICE took action.”
“Maradiaga was on track to be deported Friday morning instead, but it has been temporarily delayed. In the meantime, he remains in ICE custody.

Maradiaga has been living in the United States since he was just 7 years old.”
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12 Jan
Trump to end presidency the same way he kicked off run, by attacking immigrants: dailykos.com/stories/2021/0…
Border Network for Human Rights executive director Fernando García: "Rather than spend his last days in the Oval Office addressing the pressing #COVID19 pandemic and ensuring an orderly transition, Trump is doubling down on his xenophobic, white supremacist agenda."
"The wall that he consistently glorifies as his legacy is nothing but a shameful reminder of the suffering, violence and division that he has fostered. Trump does not and has never represented our communities. His presence at the borderland is a provocation ..."
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10 Jan
We not only need to open a path to citizenship for undocumented essential workers, we need to expedite it. #WeFeedYou
“Hundreds of immigrants in France working on the coronavirus frontline have had their service to the country recognised with fast-track citizenship”: bbc.com/news/world-eur…
“More than 700 have already been granted citizenship or are in the final stages of receiving it.

They include healthcare professionals, cleaners and shop workers.”
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