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It is not a dictatorship. It is in the middle,
and that’s never happened before.”
people that are born here may have these
The African immigrants and refugees
rights taken away from them. That is a
that AYCO serves never doubted they would
scary feeling.”
be safe in the United States, he said, until
Jamal Dar, the
now. “This is the first time they ever had a
executive director
doubt”
of the African Youth
They worry
and Community
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about whether they
Organization, or
belong in the U.S.
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AYCO, attended the
and if they will be
there
Is
a
dictatorship«
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know/
workshop and said
deported, Dar
s t r a i g h t w h o yea h a w
that the confusion
explained. “That is
to be alee to or thsy're going to
and turmoil brought
a fear they never
about by the
h ill you, or whatever
Bat rig h t expressed (before).
executive order is
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more reminiscent of
complicated and
a freedom country« I t Is net a
an unstable society
it’s heartbreaking
dfoiaforsblp» I t Is h i the middle,
or dictatorship.
when you cannot
and
that's
never
happened
“The president,
give them any
b e fo re /'
within a week, is
answers.”
changing (federal
Dar is scheduled
policy),” Dar said.
to fly to Kenya
JA M A L OAR
A F R IC A N Y O U T H Ä N Ö C O M M U N IT Y
“Then a federal
later this month to
O R G A N IZ A T IO N
judge is blocking
visit family. He
planned the trip
that. And the mayor
before Trump’s
is speaking o u t What is the policy? What is
executive
order
went
into
effect. He’s not
the law?”
planning to change or cancel his flight.
“In other countries, especially in Africa
“Whatever happens,” he said, “it’s meant
and the Middle E a s t there is a dictatorship
to be.”
We know, straightforward, who you have to
be nice to or they’re going to kill you, or
For more information, visit www.aclu.org/
whatever,” Dar said. “But right now, the
know-your-rights
(United States) is a not a freedom country.
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