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Rally in Support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia [Complete]
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Ama Frimpong
, Greg Akerman

Name: Ama Frimpong
Employment: CASA
Position: Legal Director

Name: Greg Akerman
Employment: Baltimore–DC Metro Building and Construction Trades Council
Position: President
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Greenbelt, Maryland
Name: Greenbelt, Maryland
URL: https://www.greenbeltmd.gov/
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Honey that s what ░░░░░░░░ America great Oh honey ░░░░░░░░ That s what makes ░░░░░░░░ great Are we gonna ░░░░░░░░ have everyone Video Oh ░░░░░░░░ Bring Kilmer 4 home ░░░░░░░░ Kilmer home Bring Kilmer ░░░░░░░░ 5 Bring Kilmer home ░░░░░░░░ Kilmer home Bring Kilmer ░░░░░░░░ home Bring Kilmer home ░░░░░░░░ Kilmer home 7 Bring ░░░░░░░░ home Bring Kilmer home ░░░░░░░░ Kilmer 8 home Bring ░░░░░░░░ Kilmer home Bring Kilmer ░░░░░░░░ 9 Bring Kilmer home ░░░░░░░░ Kilmer home Bring 10 ░░░░░░░░ home Good morning Good ░░░░░░░░ My 11 name is ░░░░░░░░ Frimpong I am the ░░░░░░░░ director 12 at CASA ░░░░░░░░ a proud immigrant from ░░░░░░░░ West 13 Africa We ░░░░░░░░ We started the fight ░░░░░░░░ 14 chance to bring ░░░░░░░░ home about 3 5 ░░░░░░░░ ago 15 We first ░░░░░░░░ here right here on ░░░░░░░░ first 16 Friday of ░░░░░░░░ many months ago thinking ░░░░░░░░ happened 17 to Kilmer ░░░░░░░░ so wrong it couldn ░░░░░░░░ possibly be true 18 ░░░░░░░░ that even if it ░░░░░░░░ true it 19 would ░░░░░░░░ quickly But it was ░░░░░░░░ Kilmer 20 Abrego Garcia ░░░░░░░░ member sheet metal union ░░░░░░░░ 21 husband father son ░░░░░░░░ with a 22 legal ░░░░░░░░ to be in this ░░░░░░░░ had been abducted 23 ░░░░░░░░ ICE on March 12th ░░░░░░░░ on March 15th sent ░░░░░░░░ off to Secos Ha ░░░░░░░░ ha ha ha 25 ░░░░░░░░ El Salvador the very ░░░░░░░░ that a court 26 ░░░░░░░░ said that he should ░░░░░░░░ be sent On 27 ░░░░░░░░ first Friday in April ░░░░░░░░ sat inside that 28 ░░░░░░░░ to see and we ░░░░░░░░ the attorney for the ░░░░░░░░ government admit openly Kilmer ░░░░░░░░ have never been deported ░░░░░░░░ 30 that without explanation ░░░░░░░░ government was refusing to ░░░░░░░░ him 31 back Now ░░░░░░░░ know they fired that ░░░░░░░░ for 32 doing the ░░░░░░░░ thing but he is ░░░░░░░░ telling 33 his story ░░░░░░░░ exposing what we knew ░░░░░░░░ along 34 The government ░░░░░░░░ lying deceiving us delaying ░░░░░░░░ 35 orders on purpose ░░░░░░░░ everything will be exposed ░░░░░░░░ We learned that this ░░░░░░░░ action that they took ░░░░░░░░ 37 March was part ░░░░░░░░ a very calculated operation ░░░░░░░░ weekend 38 It was ░░░░░░░░ very calculated move to ░░░░░░░░ hundreds 39 of people ░░░░░░░░ to Seco to be ░░░░░░░░ and left 40 for ░░░░░░░░ It was a very ░░░░░░░░ move 41 but they ░░░░░░░░ a very serious miscalculation ░░░░░░░░ s right 42 They ░░░░░░░░ us The people united ░░░░░░░░ never 43 be defeated ░░░░░░░░ people united will never ░░░░░░░░ defeated 44 The people ░░░░░░░░ will never be defeated ░░░░░░░░ 45 miscalculated our empathy ░░░░░░░░ anger our reaction 46 ░░░░░░░░ response our solidarity they ░░░░░░░░ us 47 They thought ░░░░░░░░ as the days weeks ░░░░░░░░ 48 went by we ░░░░░░░░ forget about Kilmer They ░░░░░░░░ thought that once they ░░░░░░░░ an aggressive smear campaign ░░░░░░░░ 50 him we will ░░░░░░░░ our backs on him ░░░░░░░░ 51 his family They ░░░░░░░░ that once they brought ░░░░░░░░ 52 back to face ░░░░░░░░ criminal charges we would ░░░░░░░░ 53 his side as ░░░░░░░░ plotted delayed deceived us ░░░░░░░░ every single day they ░░░░░░░░ that we the people ░░░░░░░░ would give up But ░░░░░░░░ were wrong weren t ░░░░░░░░ they They were wrong ░░░░░░░░ over 3 months 57 ░░░░░░░░ have shown up rain ░░░░░░░░ shine from El 58 ░░░░░░░░ to Maryland to Tennessee ░░░░░░░░ across the world 59 ░░░░░░░░ have shown up to ░░░░░░░░ a strong message that ░░░░░░░░ immigrant lives matter Black ░░░░░░░░ brown lives matter 61 ░░░░░░░░ process matters Our civil ░░░░░░░░ matter and 62 we ░░░░░░░░ not let the Trump ░░░░░░░░ tell us otherwise 63 ░░░░░░░░ no mistake Kilmer is ░░░░░░░░ on US 64 soil ░░░░░░░░ of us Because of ░░░░░░░░ and me 65 and ░░░░░░░░ power to fight and ░░░░░░░░ back and you 66 ░░░░░░░░ what the fight continues ░░░░░░░░ will raise 67 our ░░░░░░░░ louder fight back harder ░░░░░░░░ demand 68 justice for ░░░░░░░░ and all the Kilmers ░░░░░░░░ there 69 The administration ░░░░░░░░ release Kilmer back to ░░░░░░░░ home right 70 here ░░░░░░░░ Maryland Take accountability for ░░░░░░░░ heinous actions 71 and ░░░░░░░░ its assault on our ░░░░░░░░ communities once and 72 ░░░░░░░░ all That is what ░░░░░░░░ looks like 73 and ░░░░░░░░ will not stop fighting ░░░░░░░░ we get it 74 ░░░░░░░░ will continue to show ░░░░░░░░ We will 75 continue ░░░░░░░░ bear witness and we ░░░░░░░░ continue to 76 tell ░░░░░░░░ s story because his ░░░░░░░░ is our story 77 ░░░░░░░░ are all Kilmer We ░░░░░░░░ we are all 78 ░░░░░░░░ We are all Kilmer ░░░░░░░░ are all 79 Kilmerker ░░░░░░░░ Gilmar Nosmo Kilmar Now ░░░░░░░░ 80 we stand here ░░░░░░░░ solidarity with Kilmer Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ Cesar the whole family ░░░░░░░░ would like to 82 ░░░░░░░░ John Ruwer with the ░░░░░░░░ Congregation Action Network and ░░░░░░░░ Michael Vannico with Pilgrim ░░░░░░░░ Church The ground is ░░░░░░░░ in prayer Please come ░░░░░░░░ up gentlemen 85 Oh ░░░░░░░░ is what democracy looks ░░░░░░░░ Not just 86 the ░░░░░░░░ not just the people ░░░░░░░░ all 87 of us ░░░░░░░░ together for justice We ░░░░░░░░ been struggling 88 for ░░░░░░░░ for due process for ░░░░░░░░ and this 89 is ░░░░░░░░ another chapter in that ░░░░░░░░ We want 90 him ░░░░░░░░ brought home where he ░░░░░░░░ have the support 91 ░░░░░░░░ his family and friends ░░░░░░░░ he faces his accusers ░░░░░░░░ We stand before God ░░░░░░░░ each other To 93 ░░░░░░░░ human dignity and the ░░░░░░░░ of law against those ░░░░░░░░ who would punish the ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable for political gain ░░░░░░░░ There is a story ░░░░░░░░ Jewish tradition in the ░░░░░░░░ 96 that says a ░░░░░░░░ who saves one life ░░░░░░░░ the 97 whole world ░░░░░░░░ my Christian tradition I ░░░░░░░░ 98 that sounds a ░░░░░░░░ idealistic but here we ░░░░░░░░ 99 Kilmore is one ░░░░░░░░ whose personal dignity would ░░░░░░░░ 100 this struggle worthwhile ░░░░░░░░ he represents tens of ░░░░░░░░ 101 of others who ░░░░░░░░ been abducted and incarcerated ░░░░░░░░ 102 Two weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ interfaith delegation went to ░░░░░░░░ 103 Louisiana to the ░░░░░░░░ where Mahmud Khalil was ░░░░░░░░ incarcerated after being abducted ░░░░░░░░ Columbia University And he ░░░░░░░░ was released just as ░░░░░░░░ got there and so ░░░░░░░░ 106 cheered and we ░░░░░░░░ This work matters but ░░░░░░░░ the people who work ░░░░░░░░ in and day out ░░░░░░░░ 108 the other detainees ░░░░░░░░ those prison camps said ░░░░░░░░ t 109 forget there ░░░░░░░░ 1100 other people in ░░░░░░░░ camp many 110 of ░░░░░░░░ have a story similar ░░░░░░░░ Mahmood s The 111 ░░░░░░░░ of authoritarians is always ░░░░░░░░ see how much oppression ░░░░░░░░ they can get away ░░░░░░░░ and the more people ░░░░░░░░ yield to them the ░░░░░░░░ freedoms they will take ░░░░░░░░ So our work on ░░░░░░░░ of Kilmar is to ░░░░░░░░ save not only him ░░░░░░░░ thousands of others and ░░░░░░░░ 116 ourselves and the ░░░░░░░░ country So in the ░░░░░░░░ 117 of Quakers I ░░░░░░░░ a member of the ░░░░░░░░ Quaker 118 meeting here ░░░░░░░░ s take 30 seconds ░░░░░░░░ silence in 119 the ░░░░░░░░ of God Kilmar s ░░░░░░░░ and humanity 120 to ░░░░░░░░ on our determination to ░░░░░░░░ up for freedom 121 ░░░░░░░░ oppression just law over ░░░░░░░░ force and love 122 ░░░░░░░░ fear Fear 30 seconds ░░░░░░░░ 123 Thank you Thank ░░░░░░░░ Let us pray 124 ░░░░░░░░ God God of many ░░░░░░░░ God of 125 our ░░░░░░░░ I pray to you ░░░░░░░░ in the 126 name ░░░░░░░░ the suffering Christ the ░░░░░░░░ Christ 127 God I ░░░░░░░░ to you omnipotent God ░░░░░░░░ 128 sovereign God ruler ░░░░░░░░ overall rulers God king ░░░░░░░░ over all kings God ░░░░░░░░ your Majesty we 130 ░░░░░░░░ to you that God ░░░░░░░░ for we know 131 ░░░░░░░░ one man is being ░░░░░░░░ Incarcerated persecuted 132 by ░░░░░░░░ who think they are ░░░░░░░░ men and 133 women ░░░░░░░░ think they are gods ░░░░░░░░ we know 134 that ░░░░░░░░ oh God are more ░░░░░░░░ than 135 any prison ░░░░░░░░ are more powerful than ░░░░░░░░ incarceration 136 system You ░░░░░░░░ more powerful than any ░░░░░░░░ 137 and you are ░░░░░░░░ the side of Kilmar ░░░░░░░░ 138 are on the ░░░░░░░░ of Kilmar s family ░░░░░░░░ are 139 our shelter ░░░░░░░░ refuge our strength our ░░░░░░░░ very present hope in ░░░░░░░░ time of trouble oh ░░░░░░░░ God You are a ░░░░░░░░ of liberation And 142 ░░░░░░░░ trust in you and ░░░░░░░░ the people gathered here ░░░░░░░░ That Kilmar will be ░░░░░░░░ free and reunited with ░░░░░░░░ his family and justice ░░░░░░░░ be served Even 145 ░░░░░░░░ we have that faith ░░░░░░░░ you We gather 146 ░░░░░░░░ the name of all ░░░░░░░░ we hold sake 147 ░░░░░░░░ we commend this prayer ░░░░░░░░ you I pray 148 ░░░░░░░░ the name of Jesus ░░░░░░░░ to all the names ░░░░░░░░ that we pray we ░░░░░░░░ Amen Amen Thank 150 ░░░░░░░░ so much John and ░░░░░░░░ for those words for ░░░░░░░░ grounding us in prayer ░░░░░░░░ morning Now as they ░░░░░░░░ say right if you ░░░░░░░░ to go fast 153 ░░░░░░░░ alone If you want ░░░░░░░░ go far 154 go ░░░░░░░░ right We cannot do ░░░░░░░░ 155 work alone We ░░░░░░░░ fight for justice alone ░░░░░░░░ We stand in solidarity ░░░░░░░░ partnership with each other ░░░░░░░░ 157 I m so ░░░░░░░░ to introduce Ronald Claude ░░░░░░░░ one of 158 our ░░░░░░░░ partners Black Alliance for ░░░░░░░░ Immigration 159 Please come ░░░░░░░░ up Ronald Thank you ░░░░░░░░ 160 today for coming ░░░░░░░░ with Kilmar Adriego Garcia ░░░░░░░░ We are here on ░░░░░░░░ behalf And there s ░░░░░░░░ 162 story that says ░░░░░░░░ he was deported mistakenly ░░░░░░░░ the 163 US to ░░░░░░░░ Salvador in March but ░░░░░░░░ must 164 be clear ░░░░░░░░ was no mistake in ░░░░░░░░ s deportation and 165 ░░░░░░░░ It was all an ░░░░░░░░ policy decision in 166 ░░░░░░░░ that black migrants know ░░░░░░░░ too well Black 167 ░░░░░░░░ have long described their ░░░░░░░░ as torture because the ░░░░░░░░ truth is detention is ░░░░░░░░ Abrego Garcia s experience ░░░░░░░░ 169 current predicament highlights ░░░░░░░░ dark tunnel the US ░░░░░░░░ system 170 continues to ░░░░░░░░ down that even when ░░░░░░░░ attorneys know 171 knowing ░░░░░░░░ that Garcia has gone ░░░░░░░░ in detention 172 ask ░░░░░░░░ he remain in jail ░░░░░░░░ the concerns 173 that ░░░░░░░░ he could be deported ░░░░░░░░ The criminalization 174 of ░░░░░░░░ and brown people is ░░░░░░░░ of the enduring 175 ░░░░░░░░ of this country s ░░░░░░░░ It includes the legacy ░░░░░░░░ of slavery and segregation ░░░░░░░░ in cages and displacement ░░░░░░░░ and death and this ░░░░░░░░ is allowing law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ to further criminalize immigrants ░░░░░░░░ documented or undocumented with ░░░░░░░░ the mandatory or indefinite ░░░░░░░░ and even in other ░░░░░░░░ 180 under the coercion ░░░░░░░░ the US imperialism system ░░░░░░░░ 181 in the case ░░░░░░░░ Abrego Garcia This administration ░░░░░░░░ 182 working tirelessly to ░░░░░░░░ us out lock us ░░░░░░░░ 183 and keep us ░░░░░░░░ Lock Us Up is ░░░░░░░░ reflected in the rising ░░░░░░░░ and even kidnapping of ░░░░░░░░ 185 Keep us out ░░░░░░░░ enforced through travel bans ░░░░░░░░ 186 border restrictions and ░░░░░░░░ kick us out portion ░░░░░░░░ 187 experienced by these ░░░░░░░░ to third countries experienced ░░░░░░░░ 188 Abrego Garcia Our ░░░░░░░░ must be clear and ░░░░░░░░ 189 in fighting against ░░░░░░░░ that center the role ░░░░░░░░ the 190 cultural state ░░░░░░░░ effortlessly and violently separate ░░░░░░░░ 191 banish migrants from ░░░░░░░░ families and communities We ░░░░░░░░ 192 reject archaic criminal ░░░░░░░░ as solutions and take ░░░░░░░░ the 193 necessary and ░░░░░░░░ work of focusing on ░░░░░░░░ community led 194 transformative ░░░░░░░░ that improve our lives ░░░░░░░░ our communities 195 That ░░░░░░░░ the only safety worth ░░░░░░░░ Thank you 196 Give ░░░░░░░░ up for Ronald y ░░░░░░░░ Thank 197 you so ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Ronald Look ░░░░░░░░ we have to work ░░░░░░░░ as a community to ░░░░░░░░ build a better present ░░░░░░░░ future for us all ░░░░░░░░ 200 the reality is ░░░░░░░░ cannot do that work ░░░░░░░░ our 201 elected officials ░░░░░░░░ we are so grateful ░░░░░░░░ those 202 officials who ░░░░░░░░ been bold who have ░░░░░░░░ loud 203 and standing ░░░░░░░░ us and continue to ░░░░░░░░ with us 204 every ░░░░░░░░ day Including Including standing ░░░░░░░░ the rain 205 with ░░░░░░░░ today so I want ░░░░░░░░ recognize council 206 member ░░░░░░░░ Olson who s here ░░░░░░░░ us today There 207 ░░░░░░░░ are delegate Denny Saveres ░░░░░░░░ wonderful hype 208 woman ░░░░░░░░ was on And of ░░░░░░░░ the um 209 chair ░░░░░░░░ the Maryland Legislative Latino ░░░░░░░░ Ashanti Martinez 210 who ░░░░░░░░ share some words with ░░░░░░░░ today 211 please come ░░░░░░░░ up delegates Good morning ░░░░░░░░ 212 My name is ░░░░░░░░ Ashanti Martinez and I ░░░░░░░░ have the honor and ░░░░░░░░ of representing Prince George ░░░░░░░░ County 214 as well ░░░░░░░░ serving chair of the ░░░░░░░░ Legislative Latino 215 Caucus ░░░░░░░░ re gathered here today ░░░░░░░░ justice is on 216 ░░░░░░░░ Because a Maryland man ░░░░░░░░ father 217 a husband ░░░░░░░░ neighbor is being dragged ░░░░░░░░ a 218 legal and ░░░░░░░░ storm that threatens the ░░░░░░░░ principles this 219 nation ░░░░░░░░ to stand for Kilmar ░░░░░░░░ Garcia is 220 a ░░░░░░░░ man not a gang ░░░░░░░░ He 221 is not ░░░░░░░░ threat He is not ░░░░░░░░ flight 222 risk He ░░░░░░░░ not a criminal He ░░░░░░░░ a 223 Prince Georgian ░░░░░░░░ man who s raising ░░░░░░░░ family here 224 paying ░░░░░░░░ taxes and contributing to ░░░░░░░░ fabric 225 of the ░░░░░░░░ like so many other ░░░░░░░░ immigrants who 226 call ░░░░░░░░ home Let s be ░░░░░░░░ The federal government 227 ░░░░░░░░ admitted it made a ░░░░░░░░ in deporting him the ░░░░░░░░ first time Now instead ░░░░░░░░ correcting course they want ░░░░░░░░ to move the goalpost ░░░░░░░░ try him in Tennessee ░░░░░░░░ 230 away from his ░░░░░░░░ his legal support and ░░░░░░░░ 231 community that knows ░░░░░░░░ and stands with him ░░░░░░░░ 232 are the people ░░░░░░░░ see here today and ░░░░░░░░ might 233 ask yourself ░░░░░░░░ Because it s easier ░░░░░░░░ demonize someone 234 from ░░░░░░░░ distance It s harder ░░░░░░░░ paint a villain 235 ░░░░░░░░ someone who is just ░░░░░░░░ man dropping off his ░░░░░░░░ kids at school when ░░░░░░░░ see a husband working ░░░░░░░░ 237 his union brothers ░░░░░░░░ sisters to provide for ░░░░░░░░ family 238 When they ░░░░░░░░ a Marylander standing in ░░░░░░░░ truth 239 And I ░░░░░░░░ be honest as chair ░░░░░░░░ the 240 Maryland Legislative ░░░░░░░░ Caucus I could not ░░░░░░░░ in 241 silence I ░░░░░░░░ to tell you each ░░░░░░░░ 242 every one of ░░░░░░░░ that we are here ░░░░░░░░ with 243 Kilmar because ░░░░░░░░ day it could be ░░░░░░░░ of us 244 that ░░░░░░░░ now standing on trial ░░░░░░░░ to defend our 245 ░░░░░░░░ here as citizens as ░░░░░░░░ as Marylanders 246 we ░░░░░░░░ an obligation to due ░░░░░░░░ Yeah 247 and so ░░░░░░░░ this administration we simply ░░░░░░░░ bring Kilmar 248 home ░░░░░░░░ the terror through ICE ░░░░░░░░ the unlawful 249 unconstitutional ░░░░░░░░ that have been taking ░░░░░░░░ because this 250 is ░░░░░░░░ We have rules we ░░░░░░░░ process 251 and every ░░░░░░░░ day this administration continues ░░░░░░░░ put 252 an assault ░░░░░░░░ all the things that ░░░░░░░░ know normal 253 Shame ░░░░░░░░ shame Thank you 254 ░░░░░░░░ s right Give it ░░░░░░░░ for the delegate 255 ░░░░░░░░ Martinez thank you for ░░░░░░░░ those words as 256 ░░░░░░░░ shared this could be ░░░░░░░░ of us 257 Let ░░░░░░░░ not get comfortable If ░░░░░░░░ let it happen 258 ░░░░░░░░ one person it can ░░░░░░░░ to any of 259 ░░░░░░░░ standing here We cannot ░░░░░░░░ it stand 260 Now ░░░░░░░░ the last few months ░░░░░░░░ s family has 261 ░░░░░░░░ supported by members of ░░░░░░░░ community And truly 262 ░░░░░░░░ must give gratitude to ░░░░░░░░ union members the 263 ░░░░░░░░ must recognize the unwavering ░░░░░░░░ of Kilmer s Union ░░░░░░░░ 264 Please join me ░░░░░░░░ welcoming Greg Ackerman president ░░░░░░░░ of the Baltimore D ░░░░░░░░ Metro Building Trades Council ░░░░░░░░ 266 I get a ░░░░░░░░ name right OK thank ░░░░░░░░ you Morning Thank you ░░░░░░░░ is our 268 brother ░░░░░░░░ have 30 000 members ░░░░░░░░ this region 269 and ░░░░░░░░ and every one of ░░░░░░░░ is Kilmar s brother ░░░░░░░░ and sister When this ░░░░░░░░ we all couldn t ░░░░░░░░ believe it at first ░░░░░░░░ part of us could ░░░░░░░░ Because our members before ░░░░░░░░ became union were victims ░░░░░░░░ of wage theft they ░░░░░░░░ told that if they ░░░░░░░░ speak up about their ░░░░░░░░ on the job site ░░░░░░░░ the contractor will call ░░░░░░░░ They were told if ░░░░░░░░ they complain about safety ░░░░░░░░ if they complain about ░░░░░░░░ harassment that they will ░░░░░░░░ the victims of immigration ░░░░░░░░ enforcement And unfortunately unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ this administration that 279 ░░░░░░░░ to happen on the ░░░░░░░░ site What None 280 ░░░░░░░░ us thought would happen ░░░░░░░░ what happened to Kilmar ░░░░░░░░ which is when he ░░░░░░░░ picking up his kids ░░░░░░░░ from preschool that he ░░░░░░░░ also illegally kidnapped and ░░░░░░░░ sent back to El ░░░░░░░░ Our members know that ░░░░░░░░ this could happen to ░░░░░░░░ single one of them ░░░░░░░░ and so to Kilmar ░░░░░░░░ family I hope you ░░░░░░░░ 286 that our 30 ░░░░░░░░ members they are Kilmar ░░░░░░░░ sisters and 287 brothers ░░░░░░░░ are not just a ░░░░░░░░ of immigrants 288 We ░░░░░░░░ a union of immigrants ░░░░░░░░ unions 289 were founded ░░░░░░░░ immigrants who came to ░░░░░░░░ country and 290 they ░░░░░░░░ harassed and they were ░░░░░░░░ victims of wage 291 ░░░░░░░░ and then hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ later that still 292 ░░░░░░░░ And all we have ░░░░░░░░ to do is 293 ░░░░░░░░ have to band together ░░░░░░░░ unions we 294 don ░░░░░░░░ have a choice This ░░░░░░░░ happen to Kilmar 295 ░░░░░░░░ this could happen to ░░░░░░░░ single one of our ░░░░░░░░ 30 000 members So ░░░░░░░░ please please 297 if ░░░░░░░░ want to continue if ░░░░░░░░ want to 298 continue ░░░░░░░░ create a middle class ░░░░░░░░ this country 299 it ░░░░░░░░ imperative to bring Kilmar ░░░░░░░░ These things 300 are ░░░░░░░░ completely related Yeah so ░░░░░░░░ 301 behalf of my ░░░░░░░░ the painters and Allied ░░░░░░░░ 302 on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ the building trades we ░░░░░░░░ stand with Kilmar and ░░░░░░░░ have one simple message ░░░░░░░░ 304 Kilmar home Right ░░░░░░░░ s right Bring Kilmer ░░░░░░░░ 305 Bring Kilmer home ░░░░░░░░ Kilmer home Bring 306 ░░░░░░░░ home Give it up ░░░░░░░░ union solidarity 307 y ░░░░░░░░ Give it up for ░░░░░░░░ solidarity The 308 fight ░░░░░░░░ immigrants rights is a ░░░░░░░░ for workers rights 309 ░░░░░░░░ is my pleasure to ░░░░░░░░ our last speaker 310 ░░░░░░░░ the mic Samuel Epps ░░░░░░░░ of the 311 Metropolitan ░░░░░░░░ Council of the AFL ░░░░░░░░ the largest federation 312 ░░░░░░░░ labor unions in the ░░░░░░░░ fighting loud and clear ░░░░░░░░ for immigrants Come on ░░░░░░░░ Thank you 314 Good ░░░░░░░░ Good Kilmar is our ░░░░░░░░ You 315 heard that ░░░░░░░░ Greg I m the ░░░░░░░░ of the 316 Metropolitan ░░░░░░░░ Council of AFL CIO ░░░░░░░░ 150 000 union members ░░░░░░░░ here in Prince George ░░░░░░░░ County D C Charles ░░░░░░░░ 318 and Montgomery County ░░░░░░░░ we stand here in ░░░░░░░░ 319 with our brother ░░░░░░░░ his family um 320 ░░░░░░░░ our allies across the ░░░░░░░░ CASA and 321 all ░░░░░░░░ community partners here You ░░░░░░░░ this past 322 weekend ░░░░░░░░ all celebrated freedom Our ░░░░░░░░ celebrated the 323 4th ░░░░░░░░ July Kilmar did not ░░░░░░░░ to celebrate 324 that ░░░░░░░░ his family this this ░░░░░░░░ weekend His 325 freedom ░░░░░░░░ due process has been ░░░░░░░░ away from 326 him ░░░░░░░░ we re shameed absolutely ░░░░░░░░ and 327 we stand ░░░░░░░░ As union brothers and ░░░░░░░░ saying 328 an injury ░░░░░░░░ one is an injury ░░░░░░░░ all 329 And so ░░░░░░░░ matter if you re ░░░░░░░░ teacher teaching in 330 ░░░░░░░░ school here in Prince ░░░░░░░░ s County an ironworker ░░░░░░░░ here building a building ░░░░░░░░ hotel worker at National ░░░░░░░░ Harbor we are all ░░░░░░░░ and we stand here ░░░░░░░░ saying bring Kilmar home ░░░░░░░░ we want Kilmar home ░░░░░░░░ because he s One ░░░░░░░░ us and across this ░░░░░░░░ our 335 government is ░░░░░░░░ working people across this ░░░░░░░░ not only 336 economically ░░░░░░░░ also socially and blaming ░░░░░░░░ black and 337 brown ░░░░░░░░ they re taking something ░░░░░░░░ someone else It 338 ░░░░░░░░ the oligarchs in this ░░░░░░░░ who are now taking ░░░░░░░░ freedom from all of ░░░░░░░░ and we won t ░░░░░░░░ until 340 Kilmar comes ░░░░░░░░ Thank you All right ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ and thank you 342 ░░░░░░░░ all of you for ░░░░░░░░ here today Again 343 ░░░░░░░░ knew it would rain ░░░░░░░░ here we 344 are ░░░░░░░░ up as always So ░░░░░░░░ are going 345 to ░░░░░░░░ inside the courtroom because ░░░░░░░░ know 346 we are ░░░░░░░░ To fight through every ░░░░░░░░ possible 347 outside the ░░░░░░░░ and inside the courtroom ░░░░░░░░ are 348 going in ░░░░░░░░ We will be back ░░░░░░░░ here 349 after the ░░░░░░░░ with the attorneys that ░░░░░░░░ on this 350 case ░░░░░░░░ take any questions that ░░░░░░░░ all might have 351 ░░░░░░░░ you. They have I.
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