Elections Have Consequences: Biden's Deportation Moratorium Reunites Raleigh Family
Triangle leaders on Thursday applauded President Joe Biden’s overnight announcement of a 100-day moratorium on deportations.
Hours after President Biden signed the executive order, an immigrant pastor who has been in sanctuary at a Durham religious center for more than three years will reunite with his family, without fear of deportation.
The newly-sworn in president also announced “a comprehensive review of ICE enforcement practices and a new enforcement strategy that would make the vast majority of immigrants ineligible for deportation,” activist group Siembra NC stated in a press release.
Durham City Councilman Charlie Reece briefly interrupted the council’s Thursday afternoon work session to break the news to his fellow members.
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