North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) led by its Chairman Sardar Dalwinder Singh Dhoot met Congressman John Garamendi at his residence to seek the release of those Indians who are detained since more than one year in EPASO Processing Center. Garamendi assured For Positive Cooperation
A delegation including the NAPA office bearers [1]Taranjit Singh Sandhu, [2]Santokh Singh Judge[3], Gurinderjit Singh Goggy [4]Dalbir Singh Sanghera told Congressman John Garamendi that the Punjabi detainees were on hunger strike for more than one week in protest to demand their release on parole or on bond , These detainees called off their One Week Old strike on Their intervention.
NAPA Panel also told to Congressman that as per the rules and regulations of the US Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) those detainees can be not be detained after six months of their detention. Therefore ICE authorities should follow the protocol to release these detainees on parole or on bond.
NAPA Panel also cleared to Congressman that they are only advocating and seeking the release on parole or on bond of those detainees whose identity and nationality had been established by the ICE authorities and there is no criminal background of these detainees.Pannel also told to congressman that Most of the relatives and family friends of these detainees are residents of California and it is very difficult for them to travel every time to ELPASO to follow up their cases in the courts.
Panel demanded that Cases of the detainees should be transferred from 5th circuit court to 9th circuit court in order to follow the cases of these detainees easily.
Executive Director Of NAPA Satnam Singh Chahal Said
“Congressman John Garamendi assured that he had directed to his office in Washington to look into this issue very closely and seriously and Legislative Director Liz (Shelton) Crow of Congressman John Garamendi (CA-03) office had been designated to keep in touch with NAPA executive director Satnam Singh Chahal in order to deliver a justice to the detainees in ELPASO Processing center
NAPA is a Non-Partisan, non-sectarian global organization with chapters in several countries, actively promoting the interests of people of Indian origin North America by monitoring and addressing current critical issues of concern, and by enhancing cooperation and communication between groups of Indians living in North America.
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NAPA Panel members from left to right T.S.Sandhu, Santokh Singh Judge,Gurinderjit Singh Gogy,Congressman John Geramandy,Dalwinder Singh Dhoot and Dalbir Singh Sangherha
SANFRANCISCO (CALIFORNIA)