Phase 1 border processing leaves out thousands of ppl w/ closed MPP cases, on the illegal metering list, & ppl who arrived in TJ w/in the last yr unable to access the system. ImmDef joined #CAWelcomingTaskForce partners to give legal & humanitarian support. #WelcomeWithDignity 🧵
ImmDef Paralegal Andres Peña after speaking w/asylum seekers in TJ: "There is much confusion & misinformation going around, giving false hope to so many. These new policies also create division among migrant groups, because not everyone is being allowed to enter the US." Cont.
"..This just shows how broken and unjust our immigration system is. We need immediate action from the new administration and we need to restore asylum now." - ImmDef Paralegal Andres Peña. #WelcomewithDignity#DefendAsylum#EndTitle42
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Allowing families to reunite in the US after being torn apart by the gov't is an important first step in repairing the damage done from Trump's cruel policies. Now it's time for the Biden administration to recognize that family separation should end in ALL its forms. (THREAD) 1/4
We applaud the Biden admin's decision to allow families to reunite inside the US & explore lawful pathways for them & their siblings to remain in the U.S. But, to "act as restoratively as possible," the Biden admin must end other policies that result in family separation. 2/4
Family separation continues daily: ICE enforcement, the deportation machine, Title 42, the illegal asylum waitlist, only allowing 25 people in MPP processed at POE's ea day & more. 📢Black migrants in particular bear the brunt of all of these practices and policies ‼️ 3/4
To meaningfully address systemic racism in America - as the #Biden admin has pledged - immigration must be included. A dedicated Task Force and resources are needed. Call on @POTUS to establish a Task Force on Black immigrants now: p2a.co/K7K44Jr#Act4BlackImms
On the last day of Black Immigrant Advocacy Week of Action, we call on the #Biden administration to immediately end the detention & deportation of Black immigrants! @POTUS has promised to address systemic racism in the U.S. - immigration MUST be included. #Act4BlackImms
From the moment someone is inhumanely put in immigration detention, their health, both mental and physical, begins to deteriorate. #Act4BlackImms
Seeking asylum is an internationally-recognized human right, yet far too many Black asylum seekers are denied due process, locked in detention, and eventually deported. @DHS_Secretary must address racism in the asylum system and transform it towards justice! #Act4BlackImms
Deborah Jane, a Ugandan mother of four children who survived an acid attack, reminds us “America closing its doors on the most vulnerable refugees would be like pushing them to die.” #BlackHistoryMonth#Act4BlackImms cwsglobal.org/stories/debora…
Today during Black Immigrant Advocacy Week of Action, we call on @POTUS and @DHS_Secretary to use their authority to designate #TPS and #DED now to protect Black lives! #Act4BlackImms
40,000 Cameroonians in the U.S. are at risk of deportation to multiple ongoing conflicts in Cameroon. #TPS would safeguard people and keep families united. @DHS_Secretary must designate #CameroonTPS Now! #Act4BlackImms
Prevailing against unrelenting attacks on immigrants, our SD Cross-Border team secured humanitarian parole for a Venezuelan family of 5 fleeing political persecution. Their 6 yo son's medical conditions incl epilepsy left him immobile @NBCUTelemundo shared their story tonight 1/4
Meanwhile our clients are presenting at POE as we speak to be paroled in where their son can receive adequate medical care. In exactly one month deserving families like these will be barred from asylum under new regulations enacted this week by the Trump Administration. 2/4
ImmDef Managing Atty who represented the family, @CargioliM shared, "We have hope that the new Administration will strike down Trump’s callous immigration policies and allow families who merit asylum to have access to justice." 3/4
"Whether forcibly removing women’s uteruses or refusing medical treatment to those with COVID-19, no detainee is safe in immigration custody." - Munmeeth Soni, ImmDef Director of Litigation and Advocacy. lat.ms/2HeoCEs
"This outbreak is further proof that ICE and the Trump Administration have zero regard for human life. What ICE is doing to detainees is nothing short of criminal. We must put an end to ICE and end immigration detention once and for all. " - Munmeeth Soni, Director of Litigation
ADF: Our clients speak of people sitting right next to them coughing up blood, fainting, and vomiting. When we asked what the guards have told them, they said one word: nothing. #FreeThemAll