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Lowey Statement On Multistate DACA Lawsuit

Statement

Date: Sept. 6, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Minors and Children Immigration

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed today by fifteen states, including New York, and the District of Columbia challenging President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:

"I strongly support this effort to protect young immigrants from deportation by the Trump Administration, and I am proud that my home state of New York is among those challenging the president's unjust decision. These young people are Americans in every way but on paper, and they deserve to remain in America, the only country they know as home. An immediate legislative solution is needed to protect these young immigrants from deportation, and I call on Republican leadership to bring the DREAM Act up for a vote."


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