Over 400 constituents from forty-five states and the District of Columbia are participating in legislative visits with over 125 congressional offices, calling on members of Congress to #SaveAsylum. Also, given just thirty days to respond to a massive anti-asylum proposed rule, these same organizations have launched an unprecedented and intense comment drive.
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What do foreign students in the United States on visas, and people fleeing violence and seeking safety on U.S. soil have in common? They are both the subject of Trump administration attacks this week.
Join us in advocating for restoring life-saving asylum protections and defunding harmful asylum policies. Our goal is to ensure that Members of Congress are educated about the administration’s systematic attacks on the asylum system that has resulted in a complex web of harm against asylum seekers. As the administration wrongfully and immorally uses the COVID-19 pandemic as a guise to dismantle asylum protections, we must raise our voices to hold the administration accountable to restoring asylum protections.
The Interfaith Immigration Coalition sent a letter in support of the American Dream and Promise Act to the entire U.S. Senate and House. The letter was signed by over 4,500 people of faith from all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
This past Monday, #DACABells4Justice rang out in celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the administration’s unjust termination of DACA, in front of the court and all across the nation.