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Feb 23 7 tweets 9 min read
Last week was the Black Immigrant Advocacy Day of Action! We joined in celebrating the leadership of Black immigrants in the work to expose + eradicate racism in the immigration system. But fighting for Black Immigrants isn't just a one time event. Here's what we can STILL DO: 👇🏽
Donate to the Black Immigrants Bail Fund to eradicate the mass incarceration of Black immigrants. #FreeThemAll #Act4BlackImms blackimmigrantsbailfund.com
Demand #TPS4CameroonNOW! Tell the Biden Admin to follow through on its promise to #DefendBlackImmigrants by protecting 40,000 Cameroonians from deportation back to extreme danger. Sign @CamAdvocacy’s petition to designate TPS for Cameroon: cameroonadvocacynetwork.org/take-action/ Image
#Act4Mauritania! @MauritanianFor is fighting for human rights, civil rights, and better opportunities for Mauritanians, both in the US and in Mauritania. #Act4BlackImms by learning more about their work and leadership this #BlackHistoryMonth: mauritaniannetwork.org
Tell @POTUS to welcome Black asylum seekers with dignity. Take action by sending a letter to President Biden demanding he protect Black asylum seekers: #WelcomeWithDignity #Act4BlackImms bit.ly/3GrusLO
Spread the word: Thousands of Black immigrants are in need of protection! @POTUS and @SecMayorkas must grant #TPS4BlackImms for #Cameroon, #Mauritania & #Ethiopia and extend & redesignate #TPS4SouthSudan.

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Feb 25
Our hearts are with the people of #Ukraine and everyone impacted by Russian aggression. War serves only to create death and destruction, and will lead to a humanitarian crisis and the mass displacement of millions of people.
This is not new: we have witnessed how devastating war and conflict can be in places like Haiti and Afghanistan. The US must be ready to respond immediately, and welcome all those who are forced to flee their homes.
Although @POTUS mentioned a vague reference to providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine in his speech yesterday, nothing he said was concrete.
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We are absolutely disgusted by the Biden Administration's decision to deport thousands of Haitians one month after the devastating earthquake and storm that resulted in 2,200 deaths and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. 🧵👇🏾
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Haiti is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change – and we can expect climate disasters to continue to devastate the nation in the years to come.
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We expect them to use all the tools to get this done. They can do the following:

✅Dems can rework the legalization language and resubmit to the Parliamentarian;
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We are extremely disappointed in the Biden Administration's decision to appeal the federal court ruling that would block #Title42. @POTUS has a moral obligation to stop using T42 to harm families and children seeking asylum.

It is immoral and inhumane.

Here's our statement: Image
We at RAICES have a front row seat to the horrors of Title 42. Our clients are stuck in Mexico. Families fleeing violence are turned away. U.S. and international Asylum law is flouted.
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nbcnews.com/politics/immig…
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