The 119th Congress only has a few weeks left to legislate, but there are still ways our elected officials can hold the Trump administration accountable and demonstrate their support for immigrants and refugees. Government funding is set to run out on December 11, and the White House is not planning to slow down its cruel detention and deportation goals.
Join us in urging Congress to take action during the lame duck session. Contact your elected officials and urge them to oppose the new rule that makes it easier to rapidly terminate a refugee’s status, pass a budget bill that provides no additional dollars to ICE and Border Patrol, and cosponsor legislation that supports immigrants.
Ask your members to:
- Join Senator Van Hollen and Representative Jayapal’s comment opposing the proposed rule that would make it easier to rapidly terminate refugee status.
- Support a budget bill that provides no additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol.
- Cosponsor key immigration and refugee protection bills, including the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, the GRACE Act, the NO BAN Act, the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act, the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, and legislation restoring Temporary Protected Status for people from Haiti, Afghanistan, El Salvador, and Venezuela.
- Publicly denounce the Trump administration’s mass arrest and deportation agenda and advocate for those stranded overseas and targeted by immigration enforcement.
(Alert text provided by Church World Service)