The Human Cost of Biden's Asylum Ban

"The United States is quietly tearing its asylum system apart, endangering the lives of thousands of civilians and generating the confusion and immense human suffering that immigration advocates predicted. 

"To recap, in May earlier this year, the Biden administration instituted an asylum ban. The published rule makes people ineligible for asylum if they traveled through another country on their way to the U.S. border unless they (1) applied for asylum in a third country and were denied or (2) scheduled one of the limited asylum appointments through CBP One, a glitchy smartphone app. There are few other exceptions, even in cases of extreme medical need.

"If it sounds confusing, it's because it's meant to be."

 Take Action for Peace in Haiti

Armed gangs have taken control of most of Haiti, and the violence is devastating: 600 people died in Port-au-Prince in April of 2023 alone. The gangs can expand and maintain power because they are highly armed, and the U.S. is a major source. Join us in fighting to stop the gun running to Haiti by asking your Representative to co-sponsor the U.S.-Caribbean Strategic Engagement Act of 2023. 

Use this form to urge your Representative to support the bill!

If your member of Congress is one of the co-sponsors listed HERE, we ask that you instead send a thank-you message. 

News Recap: Record Number of Migrants Crossed Through Panama this Year

A Texas Tribune article details how migration through Panama continues to increase. More than 166,000 crossed the Darién gap in the first five months of 2023, despite joint U.S.-Panama efforts to limit movement. The Darién gap is a 60-mile stretch of mountainous, treacherous jungle on the border of Colombia and Panama. Many people along the way. 

We are collaborating with our partners in Panama to open the country's only nonprofit migrant shelter. Click HERE to support that effort, and below to learn more about the crisis.  

Lucinda "La Morena" Hinojos

Lucinda is a muralist and painter born and raised in Arizona. She identifies as Xicana, and is of Apache and Yaqui descent. Her art often honors her commitment to social justice issues, such as the high rates of missing indigenous women, as well as her indigenous and Chicano heritage. You can see more of Lucinda's work HERE.