Akelo currently works as a service coordinator at a mental health facility in California. In 2016, after his mother and uncle were brutally murdered, Akelo arrived in the U.S. legally via San Francisco, where he sought asylum.
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Proud to host Akelo Zuluka, an asylum seeker from Africa, as my guest at tonight's #SOTU.pic.twitter.com/vyM9vUHe3A
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He was held in ICE detention for six months in our district, and his case is still in process. Akelo is an example of the negative impacts the Trump Administration’s immigration policies have on people who come to our country legally to seek asylum.
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For more than 200 years, America has been a beacon of hope to those fleeing unthinkable violence and a better life. We can never forget what makes our country great.
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thank you congressman!
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Thank you so much, Congressman! You give our nation hope.
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