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MIAMI 鈥� 澳彩开奖 Senior Supervising Attorney Paul Chavez, with the 澳彩开奖 Immigrant Justice Project, issued the following statement on the urgent need for the United States to suspend visa requirements for people in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian.
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鈥淎t this very moment, thousands 鈥� if not tens of thousands of people 鈥� are trapped in the Bahamas on devastated islands. Before the situation grows more dire, we urge the United States government to suspend visa requirements immediately for those impacted by Hurricane Dorian.
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鈥淲e hope the president will hear this call, including calls by Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike, especially those here in Florida. The U.S. must immediately lift these requirements so those seeking refuge, especially by ferry and boat, are able to leave.
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鈥淲e can鈥檛 afford confusion when people鈥檚 lives are at stake. The administration and Congress need to speak with one voice making clear that refugees from Dorian are welcome without restriction or fear of reprisal.
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鈥淲ithout such relief, there is no doubt the humanitarian crisis, growing worse by the day, will cause much more unnecessary suffering and push the death toll higher. We can鈥檛 stop a storm, but we can suspend these restrictions to allow our Bahamian brothers and sisters to find safety in the United States.鈥澨�