Espaillat, García, Correa Statement on Repealing Title 42. WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (IL-04), and Jose Luis Correa (CA-46) released the following statement on revoking Title 42:
“For nearly two years, the United States government has expelled individuals fleeing from violence and turmoil seeking refuge and protection, with no ability for these individuals to apply for asylum – actions that completely violate U.S. law and treaty commitments,” said the members. “This heartless policy, spearheaded by the Trump administration, must be repealed – full stop.
“Every single refugee in need of our help and protection must be treated humanely and have the opportunity to seek asylum without fear of being sent back to the horrors from which they fled from. As a nation, we must end this illegal and unjustifiable policy to restore meaningful access to asylum at U.S. borders and welcome with dignity the families and individuals seeking protection in the United States. We vowed to work to end the hateful, racist, and xenophobic policies of the Trump administration, and that promise must include fully revoking Title 42.” Throughout the past two years under Title 42, there have been: - at least 8,705 reports of kidnapping, rape, trafficking, torture, and other attacks on people blocked in or expelled to Mexico under Title 42 by your administration, including LGBTQ, Black, and Indigenous asylum seekers targeted by cartels and corrupt officials;
- refugees refouled to the countries where they had fled persecution and torture in violation of U.S. law and treaty obligations;
- at least 20,000 Haitian families and individuals, including asylum seekers, expelled or deported, to increasing danger in Haiti many without a chance to request asylum;
- thousands of children sent alone across the border to the United States by families expelled under Title 42 desperate to protect them from harm while stranded in Mexico; and
- more than 90,000 expulsions at the southern border without due process, on average, each month - more than twice the monthly average of expulsions carried out under President Trump.
Representative Espaillat is the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and his congressional district includes Harlem, East Harlem, West Harlem, Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, Inwood, Marble Hill and the north-west Bronx. First elected to Congress in 2016, Representative Espaillat is serving his third term in Congress. Representative Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities. He is also a member of the House Committee on Education and Labor and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as the Second Vice Chair and is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, where he serves as Deputy Whip. Representative Espaillat also currently serves as a Senior Whip of the Democratic Caucus. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at https://espaillat.house.gov/. |
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