Miami, FL – In response to the Department of Homeland Security's plan to deport Haitians on Tuesday, April 7, Congresswoman Wilson led a letter to Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf urging him to reverse this decision."Like many of the countries to which migrants are being repatriated, Haiti lacks the public health infrastructure to prevent the spread of the virus or to treat a large… Read more »
ICE to deport Haitians despite coronavirus concerns Miami Herald / Monique O. Madan and Jacqueline Charles / April 6, 2020Some U.S. lawmakers and immigration advocates are expressing outrage at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's decision to continue deportations to Haiti in the midst of the accelerating COVID-19 global pandemic, saying the decision "‘presents an unacceptable… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson recently sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, Jonathan Hayes, calling for the permanent closure of the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children and requesting information about the status and welfare of the adolescent girls who’d been housed there. Read more »
On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson will lead a congressional delegation to inspect the Homestead migrant detention facility and investigate the conditions under which detained migrant teenagers are living.The Florida lawmaker will be joined by several House members whose areas of interest and expertise will provide an important advantage as they assess whether the… Read more »
On Wednesday, June 15, Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson led a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, urging them to reconsider planned funding cuts to services provided to unaccompanied minors in federal detention.The administration has announced that it is canceling English classes and other… Read more »
Congresswoman Wilson issued the following statement in response to reports that the Trump administration plans to send Central American migrants to Florida:"The Trump administration's alleged proposal to send hundreds of migrants monthly to Broward and Palm Beach counties without any arrangements for their care and safety is a cynical ploy that, if enacted, he hopes will sway the American… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement in response to the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs for immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan until January 2020. The extension was made to comply with a court injunction issued last October by the U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of California after the Trump… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson will join Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Tuesday, February 19, on a tour of the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Minor Children. Homestead is the nation's largest facility housing migrant children. There are currently more than 1,500 children living there, but that number reportedly… Read more »
Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson welcomed Taranique Thurston at her first medical appointment at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where she will receive treatment for a potentially life-threatening brain cyst. Taranique, 16, faced a major challenge before she was able to travel to Miami from the Bahamas, due to her immigration status. She is considered stateless because her parents were not… Read more »
Residents, community leaders gather for ICE town hall meeting in MiramarMIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - Residents and community leaders gathered for a town hall meeting at the Miramar Cultural Center regarding the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the city.The facility along the 2800 block of Southwest 145th Avenue has been the site of many protests and issues for those who say… Read more »
