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TESTIMONY

Salif and Babakar on Shelter Conditions and Immigrant Experiences

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10 min

Salif and Babakar, through a language interpreter, testify about the inadequate conditions in shelters for immigrants.

  • They report only two bathrooms for 80 to 100 people and the repetitive provision of frozen food.
  • They describe the process of applying for shelters every 30 days, with no assurance of continued accommodation.
  • The testimony highlights the lack of proper bedding and care for sick individuals in shelters.
  • Salif and Babacar emphasize that they speak on behalf of many immigrants in similar situations and express hope for improvements following the hearing.
UNKNOWN
0:05:41
Okay.
0:05:52
Duque Cinigal, new duque American.
0:05:58
Okay.
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I went to the border.
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The William Obrasante, the Marpel Saliv, Suzina Antanka, Abaco, Monami, Babaka.
UNKNOWN
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Let me introduce myself.
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My name is Salif.
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I'm here to talk about what's going on in centers with my friends sitting right next to me.
UNKNOWN
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You don't you don't Okay.
UNKNOWN
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We're going to need help in what's going on in the center.
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We've been there for 30 days now.
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So we were wondering basically what is gonna be the next the next step forward.
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How are you how is the committee going to help us given our situation?
UNKNOWN
0:08:05
Like a new do see all.
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I think it's been a central Vigal La Norte, Cshedo, in some support to build the sour, so Santander person, put the du toilet.
UNKNOWN
0:09:08
So what my friend is saying up until now is that the condition center is not decent at all.
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There's only 2 bathroom for up to commune There's only 2 bathroom for 80 to 100 people.
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So first that is the first issue that his friend mentioned.
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So the food is actually the same every single day, pretty much we eat in the morning is the same thing as we eat at night.
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It's it's just pretty much the same thing every single day.
UNKNOWN
0:09:51
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0:10:01
Take it through in
UNKNOWN
0:10:09
So this is interpret any clarification, please.
0:10:36
Okay.
0:10:36
So what you're saying is that Mhmm.
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Whenever you find a a shelter that will give you if you if you find a shelter, only for 30 days.
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And after those 30 days, you have to apply again.
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And when you find yourself in that situation, you're sure if you're gonna be finding a shelter again after after those 30 days.
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So my friend and I are not just talking on our behalf We're here talking on the the behalf of all of the immigrants who couldn't make it today.
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Always we're not just talking about our condition.
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We're just trying to represent a lot of people in the same situation.
UNKNOWN
0:11:45
Respect to new.
0:12:01
Okay.
UNKNOWN
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So we mentioned the situation about food.
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Food is not the only worry that we have also beddings.
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And where we sleep is not decent at all.
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There's there are a lot of people who are of condition, who are sick, and they're not they're not taken care of properly.
UNKNOWN
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Dallas Hunter.
UNKNOWN
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We are here to talk about conditions that you don't know, but we are here as immigrants to talk about those conditions.
UNKNOWN
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Problem.
UNKNOWN
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First of all, thank you for listening to us and giving us an opportunity to speak.
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We hope that We hope that this hearing will be profitable for us and for all of the immigrants that are outside.
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It is he called outside, and 30 days in the shelter is not enough.
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As he as I previously mentioned, after those 30 days, we found ourselves in the same situation again.
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So it's not just about food, it's about it's about an overall.
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So thank you for listening to us, and we hope that in the coming days solution, you you you the committee will be able to find a solution.
UNKNOWN
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Okay.
0:15:07
Tina Parazante, Deepak Laniwi, Sertainsuva, Dalizegliz,
UNKNOWN
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So first of all, as I previously mentioned, the food is not decent at all.
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We are given food that has been frozen for a very long time.
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So the food is not decent.
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It's only frozen food every day.
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And Also, I forgot about underlining something is that when you don't find after those 30 days, when you do not find a shelter, you have to sleep in a church.
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And you can only sleep in in that church from midnight to 6 AM.
UNKNOWN
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Also 0 follower.
UNKNOWN
0:16:08
And whenever that happens, we only sleep on the floor.
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There are no blankets or anything like that.
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It's like that every day.
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We thank you and God bless you all.
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