Ayanna Pressley Calls On Federal Government To Stop Deporting Haitians

Ayanna Pressley Calls On Federal Government To Stop Deporting Haitians

If you're from Haiti and you're not supposed to be in the United States, then U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Dorchester) doesn't want you deported.

Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was assassinated last week. As a result, Pressley was among a group of Congressmen who sent a letter Thursday, July 15 to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas calling for a change to this country's immigration policy.

Conservative Massachusetts Democrat State Rep Filed Voter ID Bill
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Conservative Massachusetts Democrat State Rep Filed Voter ID Bill

Tom Joyce

There is bipartisan support for voter ID in the State House.

While Massachusetts Republicans are working on getting a voter ID question on the November 2022 ballot, state Representative Colleen Garry (D-Dracut) filed legislation earlier this year (H.792) to require voters to present a photo ID to vote.

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