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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick: “We are asking for deferred, deferred enforcement of…”

Featuring: Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Democratic | U.S. House Florida, District 20

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Congressional Black Caucus on Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Women

Published | Video Starts at 06:15

… and girls, where we have such recruitment of young children into gangs, where we see this perpetual assault on families. And this should not be the case here. And so We are asking for deferred, deferred enforcement of deportation until Haiti can come to a resolution and until Congress can pass a permanent pathway for Haitians. And thank you so much, Clark, for having this. Ms. Chairwoman. And now I would like to introduce and pass it over to my colleague from Florida, Ms. Frederica Wilson. (06:15–06:27)

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Asserts the need for deferred deportation enforcement for Haitian TPS holders until a resolution is reached.

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