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. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "pushin' against a stone" by valerie june. this is democracy now!cynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we end today's show with a story democracy now! has been following for years. the longtime immigrant rights leader jean montrevil has been given three years of deferred action that will allow him to remain in the united states to pursue a path to permanent status. jean montrevil was abruptly deported to haiti in 2018 but was allowed to return home to new york in october to reunite with his family. last week, he was granted three more years in the united states as a result of a settlement to a first amendment lawsuit he filed against the u.s. government. montrevil had argued federal immigration officials targeted him for deportation due to his activism, including his criticism of the trump administration's policies toward haiti. in a moment, we will be joined by jean montrevil. but first, i want to go back to october to hear him speak moments after landing at jfk aiort in n york whe he was greeteby suppoers. >> aexcited to be witmy f