From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org):
On Tuesday, March 27, President Trump terminated Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians, effective March 31, 2019. This decision follows the recent terminations of temporary protections for Sudanese, Nicaraguan, Haitian, and Salvadoran TPS holders. Liberians currently in the United States with DED have been legally living and working in this country for more than fifteen years, and terminating DED will undoubtedly force children to separate from their parents, or spouses to separate from one another. It also goes against important foreign policy considerations, hindering Liberia’s progress as it struggles to recover from civil war and an Ebola outbreak that shocked the world.
It is critical our Members of Congress hear that their constituents support DED for Liberians, want to see Liberian DED restored & extended for at least another 18 months, and call for a permanent, legislative solution for all DED & TPS holders.
CALL TODAY: Go to https://greateras1.org/urgent-calls-needed-tell-congress-to-decry-administrations-termination-of-protections-for-liberians-in-the-united-states/* to Tell Congress to Protect Our Liberian Neighbors. Alternatively, you can call directly—find contact information:
- Senator Robert Casey: http://casey.senate.gov
- Senator Pat Toomey: http://toomey.senate.gov
- Your Representative: http://www.house.gov
*You will receive a phone call and be patched through to your 2 Senators and 1 Representative
Sample Script: “I’m your constituent from [CITY/TOWN], and [as a person of faith], I support Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians in the United States, and I oppose the administration’s decision to terminate it. I urge you to do everything in your power to see that the administration restores and extends DED for Liberia for at least another 18 months. Terminating DED will undoubtedly force children to separate from their parents, as Liberians with DED have been in the United States for more than 15 years. It also goes against important foreign policy considerations, hindering Liberia’s progress as it struggles to recover from civil war and an Ebola outbreak that shocked the world. I also urge you to support a permanent, legislative solution for all DED and TPS holders. My community welcomes our immigrant neighbors, and I urge you to reflect the best of our American values and do the same.”
Share the same message with your Senators and Representatives on social media! Here are sample posts:
Twitter (see Twitter handles for PA delegation below)
- .@SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE I urge you to support DED for Liberia, and to find a permanent legislative solution for all DED & TPS holders #Faith4DED
- .@SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE listen to your constituents who want you to stop the administration from terrorizing our immigrant neighbors! Please support DED for our Liberian neighbors. #Faith4DED
President Trump has ended a life-saving program for Liberians in the US called DED effective March 31, 2019. This means our Liberian neighbors and friends that have been living and working here for 15+ years will be sent back to a country still recovering from civil war, public health crises like Ebola, and food insecurity. Share this post if you agree with us that America’s foreign policy shouldn’t include heartless deportations. #Faith4DED
For more resources on Liberia DED, please click here and here.
Thank you for taking action, and please spread the word!
PA Twitter Handles
- Bob Casey: @SenBobCasey
- Pat Toomey: @SenToomey
- Bob Brady (PA-1): @RepBrady
- Dwight Evans (PA-2): @RepDwightEvans
- Mike Kelly (PA-3): @MikeKellyPA
- Scott Perry (PA-4): @RepScottPerry
- Glenn Thompson (PA-5): @CongressmanGT
- Ryan Costello (PA-6): @RepRyanCostello
- Pat Meehan (PA-7): @RepMeehan
- Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-8): @RepBrianFitz
- Bill Shuster (PA-9): @RepBillShuster
- Tom Marino (PA-10): @RepTomMarino
- Lou Barletta (PA-11): @RepLouBarletta
- Keith Rothfus (PA-12): @RepRothfus
- Brendan Boyle (PA-13): @CongBoyle
- Mike Doyle (PA-14): @USRepMikeDoyle
- Charlie Dent (PA-15): @RepCharlieDent
- Lloyd Smucker (PA-16): @RepSmucker
- Matt Cartwright (PA-17): @RepCartwright
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