Riders in 40-Day Bicycle Ride from Colorado to Washington, D.C. Seek to End Deportations

An immigrant rights group, United for Immigration Reform, is taking their activism across the country!

They are currently in the 16th day of a 40-day bicycle ride from Denver, Colorado to Washington, D.C. Their goal is “to pressure the federal government to pass immigration reform before the November 2022 elections.”

One of the group’s leaders, Omar Gómez, has this to say:

“For many years politicians have made promises to the immigrant community but once elected they forget about us. I am tired of broken promises, at a personal level, these broken promises over decades long feel like a psychological torture. We come to this country to provide for our families and loved ones. I am leading this 40-day bike journey over 1800 miles across the country because I am fed up and tired of broken promises. I will bike all the way to DC and I will not leave without a clear commitment for immigration reform!”

Follow their journey! A map of where they plan to ride each day is available here.  They will join with other activists on May 1 in Washington, D.C.

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