PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
March 30, 2022 |
Reps. Espaillat, Gallego Lead Push to Protect Immigrants Seeking COVID-19 Care.
Members Seek to Expand Areas Protected from ICE to Include COVID-19 Medical Centers. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Ruben Gallego (AZ-07) led a letter urging Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to expand the current guidelines for Protected Areas Policy to include COVID-19 medical centers and to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation.
“Immigrant communities are at the foundation of what keeps this nation moving forward. They are our essential workers, healthcare workers, small business owners, and farmworkers – countless of whom put their lives on the line as our nation came to a standstill as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. They deserve to live free of fear when seeking the care they require and deserve,” said Rep. Espaillat. |
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