Civil Rights, Racial Equity, and Immigrant Advancement on September 25, 2026

UH, THANKS TO OUR FEARLESS CONGRESSWOMAN AYANNA PRESSLEY, WE GOT A BILL PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE AND IT WAS A BIPARTISAN BILL TO EXTEND TPS.

UM, WE PASSED A RESOLUTION I BELIEVE A FEW WEEKS AGO AFTER IT WAS INITIALLY BLOCKED UH UH ALONGSIDE MYSELF AND CANCER COUNCIL PRESIDENT LUIZ BREADON CALLING A RESOLUTION TO STREAMLINE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE

THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE'VE REALLY BEEN SEEING IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR CONSTITUENT SERVICES TEAM, THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH .

UM, AND THEN WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED FOR SUDAN, UKRAINE, UM, AND LEBANON IN PARTICULAR.

UH, WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACTS ON THE FAMILIES, UM, AND THE CHILDREN THAT MIGHT BE LEFT BEHIND THAT KNOW THE UNITED STATES AS THEIR HOME.

AND WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED THAT THESE FAMILIES WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE THAT CHALLENGING DECISION WHETHER TO, UH, RETURN TO HAITI TOGETHER OR SEPARATE.

UM WE'RE SEEING EMERGENCY SHELTER AND SAFETY NET BENEFITS ACCESS CHALLENGES AS I MENTIONED.

SO WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL TO THE COUNCIL FOR THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU ALL FILED, UM, THAT HAVE ENABLED US TO CONTINUE A FIFTH ROUND OF OUR IMMIGRATION LEGAL ACCESS GRANTS.

SO UM, WHEN ONGOING LITIGATION WAS HAPPENING AND EMPLOYERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

SO IF I MEAN I'M WE'RE HAPPY TO SEND YOU IF THERE MAY BE OR MISSING 1 OR 2 WHO BUT IT'S ALSO TIME CONSUMING FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO THE PEOPLE WHO I SEND EMERGENCY LEGAL ISSUES TO IN ADDITION TO OTHER ATTORNEYS.

UM, AND SO WE REGULARLY COALESCE AROUND CONCERNS THAT THEY'RE SEEING CONCERNS THAT WE'RE SEEING UM, AND BRAINSTORMING TOGETHER.

CLEAR THAT IT SUPPORTS TPS HOLDERS.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS WE'RE BRACING AND PREPARING OURSELVES TO DO THESE HARD THINGS TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT A NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE THING THAT, UH, REPRESENTATIVE PRESTON'S DISCHARGE PETITION I MEAN, SHE GOT A DI

SO I WOULD I WOULD I WOULD UH SECOND THE.

OF IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ARE PREPARING WHAT'S CALLED A UM UM AN OMNIBUS MOTION TO PREVENT ALL DEPORTATIONS TO HAITI.

SO WHEN YOU TAKE THE FOR EXAMPLE THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY VOTE FOR EXAMPLE ON THE IMPACT OF LOSING SO MANY WORKERS.

THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THE PRESIDENT CAN UH CAN VETO IT THAT'S GOING TO BE A HARD CHOICE FOR HIM TO MAKE BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO HURT HIS HIS HIS APPROVAL RATINGS EVEN MORE.

UM, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IS JUST YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S THAT AND MIXED UP, UH, YOU KNOW, IN A STEW WITH WITH JUST WITH RACISM FLAT OUT RACISM AND, YOU KNOW, WATCHING PEOPLE BE HUNTED AND YOU KNOW, F

THIS IS THE HEARTACHE THAT WE CARRY AND THAT WE'VE CARRIED FOR SO LONG WITH EACH OF YOU I DO NOT KNOW WHERE I WOULD BE AND HOW WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK.