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Zellnor Myrie: “The federal administration is saying, you cannot come here…”

Featuring: Zellnor Myrie, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 20

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Senator Zellnor Myrie's Campaign Focus on Immigration and Affordability in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 00:17

I'm thinking about my Haitian brothers and sisters who just had to endure not only the turmoil happening in Haiti, but then a The federal administration is saying, you cannot come here, putting [Haitian migrants] on a ban list. The people who were in the process with TPS and DED saying, we are no longer going to accept that, that we are no longer going to protect you. (00:17–00:31)

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Asserts that the federal administration has banned Haitian migrants.

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