Ocasio-Cortez goes to the WHITE HOUSE to insist migrants with 'temporary' protected status become 'permanent' residents of the U.S.– including Hondurans declared refugees after 1998 hurricane Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took her immigration reform plea directly to the White House on Tuesday morning She joined a group of migrants asking the U.S. government for amnesty The migrants fled their home countries after disasters on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) orders that allowed them to relocate to the United States Lawsuit filed on their behalf this week includes 15,000 migrants affected by a 2015 earthquake in Nepal and 86,000 Hondurans displaced by a 1998 hurricane They want U.S. lawmakers to make them 'permanent' residents of the United States as part of an immigration overhaul We are fighting for the longstanding principle, and the longstanding that the people who built this country, stay in this country,' Ocasio-Cortez said By Francesca Chambers, Senior White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com Published: 16:38 GMT, 12 February 2019 | Updated: 19:38 GMT, 12 February 2019 15 shares 17 Viewcomments Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took her immigration reform plea directly to the White House on Tuesday morning, joining a group of migrants asking the U.S. government to grant them amnesty. The migrants fled their home countries after disasters on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) orders that allowed them to relocate to the United States. A lawsuit filed on their behalf this week includes 15,000 migrants affected by a 2015 earthquake in Nepal and 86,000 Hondurans who were displaced by a 1998 hurricane. They want U.S. lawmakers to make them 'permanent' residents as part of an immigration overhaul. 'We are fighting for the longstanding principle, and the longstanding that the people who built this country, stay in this country,' Ocasio-Cortez told the group protesting outside the Whie House amid light rain. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took her immigration reform plea directly to the White House on Tuesday afternoon, joining a group of migrants asking the U.S. government to grant them amnesty 'We are fighting for the longstanding principle, and the longstanding that the people who built this country, stay in this country,' Ocasio-Cortez told the group amid light rain Demonstrators participate in the March For TPS Justice as they rally in support of DACA recipients and temporary protected status holders during a protest for permanent residency outside the White House To cheering, the congresswoman from New York said, 'And we are part of the long, long fight for the people whose hands built this country be honored and respected in the United States of America.' She alternated between English and Spanish for the remarks that lasted approximately three minutes, according to https://twitter.com/stevennelson10/status/1095355291418484736 captured by a reporter for the Washington Examiner. 'We need to make sure that we as a nation honor our promises, and that is what this is all about. From Nepal to Honduras,' she said,' We have made a promise to say that the United States will be a safe haven.' From disasters to war, Ocasio-Cortez argued that the U.S. has promised to be a 'lantern' for refugees around the world. 'We are a nation that turns peril into promise. We are a nation that builds from many. And we have to protect our basic character as a nation to be that,' she said. The Democratic congresswoman explicitly called for immigrants to become 'permanent' members of American society. To cheering, the congresswoman from New York said, 'And we are part of the long, long fight for the people whose hands built this country be honored and respected in the United States of America' President Trump included a three-year extension of the TPS recipients' status in a deal last month Democrats rejected. The opposing party said that the timeframe wasn't long enough. They believe the migrants, and illegal immigrants who were brought to the nation in their youth, should be able to remain in the U.S. indefinitely and have the ability to become citizens. Negotiators are on the brink of revealing another deal that may or may not resolve the TPS holders situation. It remains unclear what is in the deal that must pass by Friday in order to stave off another government shutdown. The National TPS Alliance organized today's protest outside the White House. A media advisory said the purpose of the rally was to send a message to President Trump and the new Congress. A second event is taking place on Capitol Hill later on Tuesday. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility