FORIMMEDIATERELEASE
March4,2025
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Piscataway Nation Territory (Washington, D.C.) - The International Mayan League denounces the extremely aggressive and discriminatoryImmigrationEnforcementOperationsonMarch3rd and 4th under the Trump Administration. These militarized enforcements are terrorizing our community, spreading fear and victimizing our families and neighborhoods throughout Virginia and Maryland. We reiterate, the neighborhoods being targeted are home to diversecommunities including large populations of Indigenous Peoples from Central and South America. In thecase oftheMayaPeoples,manywereforcedtofleeNorthandseekrefugeduringthe1980sduetothe war, internal armed conflict and genocide in Guatemala, which was supported by the U.S. Government’s foreign policies. Our relatives from El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, also come from families who fled war, government persecution and repression. To see armored vehicles, officers in tactical gear using aggressive tactics such as breaking down doorstodetain us, is a reminder of the repressive regimes that we were forcedtoflee.Intheyearsthatmanyof us have lived in this area, we have not experienced thislevelofviolenttargetingofourpeoples, dehumanizing our very existenceanddignity ToElectedOfficials,whatactionswillyoutaketo stand with us and denounce this violence that is harming our communities, separating and terrorizing our families? Such violence that we are living and witnessing todayisdetrimentalto the mental health and wellbeing of our children. We ask for solidarity from our neighbors and allies, to stand up for all of us under attack. Join us aswebuildaresponsetogether,onerootedin our human dignitythatupliftsourdiversepeoples,cultures,andhistories.“OurElderstellus,aslong asthereisagrainofcorn,ourexistenceisassured”Wearestrongertogetherincommunity
Insolidarity,light,andresistance, InternationalMayanLeague