January 7, 2021
For Immediate Release
Contact: bethelhem@undocublack.org
We are no strangers to hate, Congress stood witness to the very real and present dangers that stoking hate manifests, a reality our communities are in resistance against every day.
Washington, DC -
In response to the white supremacist attack at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, UndocuBlack Co-Director Patrice Lawrence said:
“Our Black undocumented, Brown, Indigenous, and immigrant communities at large are unfortunately all too familiar with the vitriol and hate that was spewed in the halls of the Capitol on January 6, 2021. In the past and as recent as last year our own members have been treated violently by Capitol Police as well as police in the Washington, D.C. area. The stark contrast of how members of our communities were treated in comparison to the violent militias at the capitol today is glaring, and should be accounted for.
Donald Trump has been a master of chaos, destruction, and consistent harm. The time to put an official stop to this presidency is now.
We wholeheartedly support a commission to investigate what took place on January 6th. We also welcome and look forward to expressing our support for any resolutions condemning the attacks and the members of congress who incited it in part or whole. Lastly, we look forward to a strong voice from members of congress striking down any other attempts at a coup that may be forthcoming. We will remain vigilant in our fight to defund and eventually dismantle instruments of oppression and white supremacy such as the police, ICE and CBP. Even as white supremacists wreaked havoc on the Capitol, many of our people - children, women, trans folx - languished in immigration detention jails and others were deported yesterday. We must imagine and implement better for all of us.
Through various attacks our communities faced at the hands of the Trump Administration, many of you stood by us.
Our stance on justice must be unshakeable."
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