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Congresswoman Frederica Wilson Hosts Project 2025 Tele-Town Hall with Congressman Maxwell Frost, Former Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, the ACLU, American Federation of Teachers, National Urban League, the Center for American Progress, and the Americans for Immigrant Justice

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Miami, Fla.— Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), member of the Congressional ‘Stop Project 2025 Task Force’, hosted a Project 2025 tele-town hall with local and national policy experts. The town hall was live-streamed on September 5th, 2024, and nearly 5,000 people across South Florida and nationwide tuned in via their phones and the livestream. Congresswoman…

Congresswoman Wilson’s Statement on Yet Another Continuing Resolution

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 Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement regarding the continuing resolution of the 2024 appropriations bills funding the federal government: “If kicking the can down the road is a sport, then conservatives are running out of room for trophies. Today's continuing resolution vote feels like another Deja vu of Democrats bailing out…

Congresswoman Wilson Applauds End to Title 42, Urges Congress to Work on Bipartisan Solutions to Ensure Border Safety

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Today, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) issued the following statement regarding the end of the COVID-19-era policy, Title 42: "Since Title 42's establishment under the Trump administration, this policy has forcibly turned away countless asylum seekers in search of a better and safe life for their families. With Title 42’s expiration, I am relieved to see the immediate…

Democrats are reintroducing bill to highlight Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

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While President Joe Biden’s far-reaching plan to cancel student debt remains questionable, Democrats are arguing for a second time this week for Congress’s role in addressing the debt crisis. On Tuesday, a cadre of about 125 progressives in the Senate and House issued a letter reiterating their support for Biden’s beleaguered plan and hinting at upcoming legislation to support loan…

Congresswomen Wilson and Cherfilus-McCormick Urge President Biden to Halt Deportations and Extend TPS for Haitian Migrants

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Miami, Fla. – This week, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (FL-24) and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas requesting an extension and redesignation of Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants, and a moratorium on deportations to Haiti. The request is among…

A year after border crisis, Haitian asylum seekers face discriminatory treatment, report says

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Miami Herald ArticleHaitians crossing the southern border of the United States without proper documentation are being subjected to arbitrary detention and discriminatory and humiliating ill treatment that amounts to race-based torture, Amnesty International says in a new report marking the first anniversary of the migration crisis at the U.S. border in Del Rio, Texas. A year…

Haitian diaspora lobbies for fair immigration

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Miami Times ArticleDozens of Haitian migrants are expected to return home by Friday on a series of expulsion flights scheduled for this week. The deportations come days after the Biden administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an end to Title 42, a controversial public health policy that has led to mass expulsions of individuals arriving from a…

U.S. must prepare for migrant surge when COVID restrictions end, Miami congresswoman says

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The Miam Herald Article Florida U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson celebrated on Thursday the impending end of a public health measure that has restricted border crossings of Haitians and other migrants, while also calling on federal officials to be ready for a possible surge in border arrivals after the policy is lifted. “Our message today is: Prepare, prepare, prepare,” the Miami…

Congresswoman Wilson Leads Letter to DeSantis Calling for End to Harmful Policies Against Unaccompanied Children

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Representatives Wilson, Crist, Frankel Send Letter to DeSantis Calling for End to Harmful Policies Against Unaccompanied ChildrenToday, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Congressman Charlie Crist (FL-13), and Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) sent a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urging his Administration to rescind its September 28 Executive Order and December 10…