Tag: migrants

Three Busloads of Migrants Dropped Off at Vice President DC Home on Christmas Eve

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Three busloads of undocumented migrants dropped off outside of the vice president of the United States’ DC home on Christmas Eve. The migrants, who were traveling from Texas, were apparently the lucky recipients of warm clothing and blankets. A nonprofit group called Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid Network received a phone call from a Texas NGO on Saturday about the arrival of the migrants. The group then arranged for the migrants to get transportation to a church. In addition to providing the migrants with warmth, the organization also provided them with…

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Migrants Flown Into Martha’s Vineyard Given Crime Victims Status

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Last month, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar certified a group of migrants as crime victims. Such people can obtain special visas, known as U-visas, that allow them to serve as witnesses to criminal cases. The ACLU of Massachusetts is representing nine of the migrants. The migrants had entered the United States in search of asylum. They were residing in shelters at the Migrant Resource Center in San Antonio when a woman named Perla approached them and falsely promised jobs, housing and education. She also arranged for them to stay in…

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