“The United States Congress joins all Americans in mourning the tragic death of one of our Capitol Police heroes, Officer Billy Evans,” Pelosi and Schumer said in a joint statement. “In giving his life to protect our Capitol and our Country, Officer Evans became a martyr for our democracy. On behalf of the entire Congress, we are profoundly grateful.”
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Evans served in the Capitol Police force for 18 years and was the father of two children. There will be a tribute ceremony shortly after his remains arrive at the Capitol next Tuesday, followed by a viewing period for fellow members of the the Capitol Police and members of Congress.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Capitol Police Officer William Evans, who died after Friday s attack at the U.S. Capitol, will lie in honor next week in the Capitol rotunda, according to congressional leadership.
Evans was an 18-year member of the force and served on the agency s First Responders Unit.
“The United States Congress joins all Americans in mourning the tragic death of one of our Capitol Police heroes, Officer Billy Evans,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. “In giving his life to protect our Capitol and our Country, Officer Evans became a martyr for our democracy. On behalf of the entire Congress, we are profoundly grateful.”
The Wretched Refused: How US asylum policy has failed Venezuelan economic refugees
The Wretched Refused: How US asylum policy has failed Venezuelan economic refugees
April 6, 2021
“Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.”
Today, US asylum policy is a far cry from the open approach described in Emma Lazarus’s poem inscribed on the bottom of the Statue of Liberty, a universal symbol of justice and freedom.
The United Nations, via the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol, defines a refugee as a person who is “unable or unwilling to return to his or her home country, and cannot obtain protection in that country, due to past persecution or a well-founded fear of being persecuted in the future on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.” The United States Congress incorporated this definition into US immigration law in the
This image provided by the U.S. Capitol Police shows U.S. Capitol Police officer William “Billy” Evans, an 18-year veteran who was a member of the department’s first responders unit. Evans was killed Friday, April 2, 2021, after a man rammed . more > By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times - Tuesday, April 6, 2021
The U.S. Capitol Police officer killed in the line of duty during last week’s car attack will lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda next week, congressional leaders announced Tuesday.
William “Billy” Evans, 41, was killed Friday when a vehicle rammed into him and another officer at a barricade near the Capitol complex. The driver, Noah Green, was shot to death by police, officials said.
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