For Planning Purposes
September 20, 2021
Media Contact
Erik Villalobos, evillalobos@ndlon.org
Following Parliamentarian setback, TPS migrant families march the Capitol to call on Democratic Leadership to act now
Click here to see March Promos: English/Spanish
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2021
Meeting Point/Kick off Event with Live Music:
Freedom Plaza, 1339 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC at 9:00AM
Press Conference:
Area 15 of Capitol Hill at 1:00pm
Washington- The Senate Parliamentarian has officially ruled on immigration, deciding against the first of several different options to provide permanent residency for TPS Holders, Dreamers, Farmworkers and Essential workers through budget reconciliation.
In response to this news, the National TPS Alliance will be marching from Freedom Plaza to Capitol hill in Washington DC to call on Democratic leadership to ensure legalizations for millions, including TPS families via the budget reconciliation process:
“The fight for our permanent residency and political equality through reconciliation is still far from finished! Tomorrow we’ll be marching the streets of Washington DC and our message will be clear, Senate Democrats must reaffirm their commitment to our families and look for any alternative to guarantee permanent residency for TPS holders, Dreamers, Farmworkers and essential workers this year. We will not be divided, we refuse to be used as political pawns, we deserve the right to a seat at the negotiation table, and our contributions to this country have earned us the right to remain permanently. Our Lives Are Not Temporary! We need Residency NOW!”-Claudia Lainez, TPS Holder, Regional Organizer for the National TPS Alliance
What:
March & Press Conference
When:
Monday, September 20, 2021
Where:
Meeting Point/Kick off Event with Live Music from Los Jornaleros Del Norte/ Bodoma y su Grupo Garifuna at 9:00am
Freedom Plaza, 1339 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC
March towards Capitol Hill at 11:00am
Press Conference at 1:00pm
Area 15 of Capitol Hill
Who:
- Members of the National TPS Alliance
- DC TPS Coalition
- Trabajadores Unidos Washington DC
- St. Matthew’s Church
- The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LACLA)
- Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA)
- Congressmember Ayanna Pressely of Massachussets
- Los Jornaleros Del Norte
- The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON)
- Central American Resource Center in Los Angeles (CARECEN-LA)
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The National TPS Alliance is a grassroots organization comprised of over 50 committees nationwide, advocating for the permanent residency of beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status from the countries of El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, Nepal, Syria, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Yemen