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For: EFE
Wednesday, November 20
Immigrants and activists demand a path to citizenship before the White House
WASHINGTON – More than a hundred immigrants and activists gathered this Wednesday in front of the White House to sue the government of the president Joe Biden , a path to legal permanent residence with a path to citizenship for the 11 millions of undocumented people living in the country.
Protesters at the demonstration, which is part of the National Immigrant Action Week , also demanded that the government put an end to deportations and the use of sanitary measure known as Title 42.
“The Biden Administration has the power to terminate the Title 42, and we are waiting for them to fulfill their promise of humanely serving people who arrive at the border, ”said Fab iola Mendieta, organizer of Brooklyn Immigrant Community Support.
Title 42 is a health regulation that the government of then President Donald Trump began to apply in March of 2020 in response to the covid pandemic – 18 and that allows the immediate expulsion of foreigners, a measure Much criticized by civil rights groups who denounce that with her the asylum process in the country was fatally wounded.
Despite the criticisms of Democrats during Trump’s term, the Biden administration has continued to use that rule to deny the entry of tens of thousands of migrants, as a court prevented its suspension.
The Haitian community marked its presence in the protest in the country’s capital, where it denounced being a victim of the separation of families and deportations despite the crisis situation in their country of origin.
Yoliswa Cele, founder of the UndocuBlack Network group, called for solidarity among immigrants to achieve their common goal of being able to access citizenship and reminded Biden that without minority votes he would not have reached the White House.
“( Biden) Don’t make us lose hope, ”he warned.
Biden led comprehensive immigration reform in Congress but his project of giving citizenship to the 11 millions of undocumented immigrants were stagnant due to a lack of Republican support in the Senate, a similar end to less ambitious attempts by the Democrats.
For this reason, Biden and his family continue to try to find alternatives to approve at least one amparo known as “parole” to about 6.5 million, according to analysis by the Office of P congressional budget (CBO), which would allow these migrants to obtain a work permit and protect them from deportation on a temporary basis.
In the Today’s call involved delegations of immigrants from at least five states, including New York, Illinois and California, and are part of the national campaign “We Are Home”.
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