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🚨 NEW ACTION ALERT 🚨
Let’s mobilize now to make sure the Biden Administration upholds it’s promise to restore our refugee resettlement program!
Link: cwsglobal.org/action-alerts/…
Let’s mobilize now to make sure the Biden Administration upholds it’s promise to restore our refugee resettlement program!
Link: cwsglobal.org/action-alerts/…
.@POTUS we urge you to respect the sacred humanity of refugees and increase refugee admissions, restore resettlement program #BuildBackBetter @jakejsullivan @VP @WhiteHouse #RestoringWelcome
Refugees are teachers, doctors, police officers, community leaders, and elected officials. Refugees want to give back and make the US a better place for all people. #BuildBackBetter #RefugeesWelcome @WhiteHouse @VP @POTUS @jakesullivan
Charles Abajeih is a Cameroonian asylum seeker.
He was brutally tortured by government officials because of his political beliefs.
“Several times when I’m sleeping, I have nightmares that I’m being chased by the police in Cameroon," he said.
He was brutally tortured by government officials because of his political beliefs.
“Several times when I’m sleeping, I have nightmares that I’m being chased by the police in Cameroon," he said.
To save his life, Charles fled to the United States and is requesting asylum.
Cameroonian asylum seekers like Charles face disproportionate challenges.
Grant rates for Cameroonian refugees plummeted last year, while the percentage of Cameroonian asylum seekers held in immigration jails skyrocketed.
humanrightsfirst.org/resource/camer…
Grant rates for Cameroonian refugees plummeted last year, while the percentage of Cameroonian asylum seekers held in immigration jails skyrocketed.
humanrightsfirst.org/resource/camer…
Samuel was granted asylum in the United States - but success stories like his are far too uncommon.
Here's his story 👇 #RestoringWelcome
Here's his story 👇 #RestoringWelcome
Samuel fled Eritrea, a country in northeast Africa, to seek asylum in the US after experiencing persecution due to his political opinions.
In Eritrea, he was forced to work in farming camps controlled by the military, where he was tortured.
He lived in fear and knew that if he spoke out against his government he would be killed.
He lived in fear and knew that if he spoke out against his government he would be killed.
