Sacramento leaders outline resources for undocumented immigrants and refugees
Sacramento area leaders are doubling down on their efforts to continue to support undocumented migrant and refugee families despite threats from the incoming Trump administration.
Councilmember Eric Guerra held a press conference at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral on Wednesday, sharing information and resources available.
"The reality is the unknown and the misinformation about what could be happening with the next administration, the fears of deportation, the fears of unknown. This is what we wanted to address," Guerra said.
The Sacramento Family Unity, Education, and Legal Network for Immigrants (FUEL) said the day after the election, calls came pouring into their office.
"From DACA recipients, it's how do I renew before potentially it goes away. Even U.S. citizens have called fearing that their naturalized citizenship may be revoked, which I should just clarify. That does not happen very often and should not be a fear for U.S. citizens," said Marcus Tang of FUEL.
While there is real fear behind the unknown, Guerra said there is real support in the community.
"The fact is that we have had a history in the United States of separating families, and we want to make sure that here in Sacramento they know that there are people here, municipalities here to support them," Guerra said.
Find more help and resources on the FUEL website.
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