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10 Nov, 7 tweets, 2 min read
Tomorrow, for the second time in under a month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are planning to deport a group of Cameroonian asylum seekers back into an active war zone where they face imminent persecution and death. Image
Even as the Trump administration has consistently demonstrated its racist antipathy to African and other Black migrants, in recent months we have witnessed a dramatic escalation of its anti-immigrant policies.
Hundreds of Cameroonians and other African asylum seekers have been deported to countries with ongoing internal conflicts.
Human rights organizations have documented a harrowing, violent, and escalating conflict in Cameroon and a culture of impunity that promotes persecution and killing that extends to those who had sought refuge in the U.S. under international law.
These mass deportations are reckless, inhumane—and unlawful.

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26 Oct
BREAKING: Along with @civilrightsorg & 79 other civil rights groups, we urged President Trump and Acting Secretary Wolf to immediately provide the maximum protection possible through a Deferred Enforced Departure or Temporary Protected Status designation for Cameroonians.
The move is necessary to ensure that the United States does not return anyone to a country, like Cameroon, that has become temporarily unsafe for its residents.
We call on Trump and Wolf to honor the foundational American values of offering safety and security to those in need by granting the designation right away.

Offering help, safety, and security to those in need is foundational to U.S. values.
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