The released political prisoners exiled to the United States by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo face various difficulties in living and adapting to their new environment, denounced the guerrilla commander and part of that group of stateless persons, Dora María Téllez, before the Delegation for Foreign Relations with the Central American countries of the European Parliament.
The political prisoner released in exile stated that “a large part of the 222 former political prisoners released on February 9 will not be able to sustain themselves in the short term,” she referred to the conditions after the exile imposed by the dictatorship.
“We are distributed in different states of the United States, some in better conditions than others, some have relatives, others have no one, in short-term housing conditions, conditions that can become precarious,” he said.
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Regarding the countries that have offered citizenship such as Spain, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina and Panama, the released prisoner indicated that this offer “does not go hand in hand with the recognition of a condition of vulnerability in which most of the political prisoners who were released (exiled) are ) for the United States”.
“The humanitarian visa that the United States granted them is not refugee status, which would allow people who are in the worst condition, once identified, to receive some support for their reintegration, for their reintegration into American society,” the statement said. guerrilla commander.
Téllez explained that in this group of exiles there are about 40 senior citizens and that most of these opponents do not have a second language like English, an important language to achieve reintegration into the North American community, a situation that can be “complex.” ».
The Nicaraguan regime exiled 222 political prisoners to the United States on February 9. He stripped all of them of their Nicaraguan nationality, leaving them stateless, although a few days before he had issued them a passport from the Central American country valid for 10 years.
