Trump’s move to end humanitarian program exposes Liberian UCLA student to deportation

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Yatta Kiazolu has testified before the House on behalf of thousands like her who will be eligible for deportation after the deferred enforced departure program ends this month, andreamcastillo reports.

Other plaintiffs include a nursing assistant in Minnesota who fled Liberia during the civil war after her family members were jailed, disappeared, shot and attacked; and a healthcare worker in Massachusetts who has lived in the U.S. for 20 years and has six children who have never visited their father’s home country.The children of Liberians face an unreasonable decision, lawyers say.

Advocates mobilized before Trump announced that he would terminate DED in March 2018, urging legislative and Liberian Embassy leaders to speak out. At that time, members of Congress issued a letter urging Trump to extend the program for at least another three years. This month, 50 members of Congress“We’ve seen a twofold strategy from this administration — one is escalating enforcement against undocumented immigrants,” said Amaha Kassa, executive director of African Communities Together.

 

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andreamcastillo People who love this country and are willing to work for it should be given a chance to apply for citizenship. If all they want to do is tear it down, destroy it from within using hate, then they can leave. That applies to politicians as well.

andreamcastillo I guess Democrats should have taken trump's wall offer.

andreamcastillo Anybody ask how many millions of illegals will be acceptable to democrats?

andreamcastillo 👋🏼 good bye, and don’t come back unless you wait in line.

andreamcastillo Could have applied for citizenship- didn’t. Stop pretending she is a victim

andreamcastillo In all that time she was here illegally she never applied for citizenship the legal way.

andreamcastillo Bye Felicia.

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