DePhillips works to bring stranded NJ student home from Peru amid coronavirus closures

MIDLAND PARK, N.J. – Assemblyman Christopher P. DePhillips is working with the U.S. State Department and Rep. Chris Smith to bring a constituent, Wayne Township resident Will Kearney, home from Peru. Will is a college student on spring break visiting family. He has been unable to travel since Peru declared a national emergency, including strict quarantine and stay-at-home orders enforced by police and military personnel.

“We hope that we can get Will home as safely and quickly as possible,” said DePhillips (R-Bergen). “Everyone is working hard, and the state department has done a good job bringing Americans home despite logistical obstacles. The goal is to include Will on a flight as soon as we can.”

Will filed for departure with the U.S. consulate and has been waiting for a flight home since March 17. There are still approximately 4,000 Americans waiting for flights back to the states. DePhillips has been in constant contact with Smith (R-NJ), who has been communicating with State Department officials and the U.S. Embassy in Peru on behalf of Will and other New Jersey residents.

See DePhillips letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attached.