From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): We must make sure that every Member of Congress stands up against the discriminatory Muslim Ban that violates international human rights law. You can help stop the devastating impact that President Trump’s Executive Order will … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Background: President Trump has issued multiple executive orders that target immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and Muslims. Plans are being made to build a border wall and more detention centers, and our undocumented community members have been … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Fatima’s sons narrowly survived bombs and bullets in Yemen. They hid under the stairs as bombs rained down on their neighborhood. They survived on stale bread and water. Eventually, they literally made a run for … Continued
From multiple sources: The new Muslim ban was scheduled to go into effect yesterday. But Wednesday night, a federal court in Hawaii issued a nationwide restraining order that effectively blocks the ban. This ruling is temporary, but it’s a strong … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Trump’s revised travel ban should fail for exactly the reason the first one did. Elizabeth Goitein | Contributor – US New & World Report March 7, 2017 Posted at https://www.usnews.com/opinion/civil-wars/articles/2017-03-07/donald-trumps-revised-travel-ban-has-same-unconstitutional-policy President Donald Trump’s second … Continued
NOTE: This alert is constructed from alerts issued by Church World Service and #RevolutionaryLove President Trump has rewritten his executive order to ban travelers from six Muslim-majority countries for 90 days; suspend refugee resettlement for 120 days; and drastically reduce … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Now is the time to keep the action going! The first version of the January 27th executive order to suspend the refugee resettlement program and ban the travel of individuals from 7 Muslim-majority countries … Continued
This week, your Members of Congress (MoCs) don’t have votes and committee hearings. This is a great opportunity to ask them the big picture questions—and to try to get them to commit to an answer—so we’ve outlined four major topics … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): On Thursday, February 9, the Ninth Circuit Court handed down its ruling refusing to reinstate the Executive Order Banning Refugees. This is a positive step on a long journey to rescind … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): “He cried in my arms for many minutes, while I tried to reassure him…His grief and anxiety were a direct consequence of the evolving confusion around the executive order.” That’s what Rep. Beyer of Virginia, … Continued