Ronald Vergara

“I always felt excluded. I was never able to get a job that paid a decent wage,”

Ronald Vergara · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Vergara explained that residing in Colombia without papers limited his opportunities and made him feel excluded.

“It would truly be inhumane to deport people who came here to survive and to work – decent people, who account for the majority of us,”

Ronald Vergara · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Vergara told Al Jazeera it would be inhumane to deport people who came to Colombia to survive and work.

“He’s 17 and about to graduate from high school, but he can’t graduate without the PPT,”

Ronald Vergara · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28

Vergara said his 17-year-old son cannot graduate from high school without a Temporary Protection Permit.