New Jersey Migrant Demands 7-Year Amnesty After 37 Years in U.S. as Jeffries Backs ICE Facility Closure
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 13
New Jersey Migrant Demands 7-Year Amnesty After 37 Years in U.S. as Jeffries Backs ICE Facility Closure
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 13
Summary
Margarita Cielo Balbuena, a New Jersey migrant who said she has lived in the U.S. since 1989, called for a citizenship path for people in the country at least seven years during an event with Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Rob Menendez.
A video of her Spanish-language remarks went viral Wednesday after she also urged an end to ICE raids in Dover and described two months in the Elizabeth Detention Center as inhumane treatment.
Gregory Bovino, the former CBP commander-at-large, and other immigration hard-liners blasted the demand online, arguing 37 years in the country did not justify amnesty and criticizing her use of an interpreter.
Jeffries used the same event to renew his push to shut Delaney Hall in New Jersey, calling ICE's conduct inconsistent with American values after months of protests around the detention facility.
The White House said attacks by sanctuary politicians were fueling a 1,300% rise in assaults on ICE officers and an 8,000% increase in death threats, widening the clash over immigration enforcement.