From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): Children at the border need our immediate help. Almost exactly a year ago we condemned the horrific policy of child detention as images and stories of children in deplorable conditions began to appear … Continued
From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Our faith teaches that we are one family — when one of us suffers, we all suffer. We are one. Right now, our immigrant neighbors are hurting. Families are sitting in fear threatened by … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): The Administration is showing signs that it will bend to public pressure on their cruel and inhumane border policies — but we must act now. We need 50,000 signatures this week to reach our goal … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the Senate is considering terminating the immoral, unconstitutional national emergency declaration. As people of faith and conscience, join today’s national call-in day to tell our Senators to reject this harmful national emergency declaration and vote to … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The administration has undertaken a series of attacks against family unity, the diversity visa program, and family-based immigration. The President continues to call for significant cuts to family immigration, which would jeopardize family reunification and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): In a stunning revelation, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says that not only were “thousands” more migrant children separated by the administration than previously known, but that they didn’t … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/12/17/immigrant-children-underpinning-cruelty/#.XBgkIdtKgdU By David Elliot December 17, 2018 By now you’ve probably heard about the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody last week. The death of Jakelin Caal was announced last Thursday by U.S. Customs and … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): As many of us were winding down holiday celebrations, we were horrified to see photos of our government tear gassing mothers and toddlers who are seeking asylum at our border. The cruelty is breathtaking. Our country … Continued
NOTE: The Council has signed on to this letter. 112 organizations all declare policy wrong and illegal. #FamiliesBelongTogether and #ParentTrap https://bit.ly/stop-parent-trap-dhs-hhs November 28, 2018 – The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University of Law, the Center on Privacy … Continued
Here is what you can use to send a postcard, letter, e-mail, or fax (calls are good as well!): Dear (Senator/Congressman)*: I watched in disbelief as our country separated immigrant families at the Mexican border. More than six months since … Continued