Dear John,
The Trump administration began with a flurry of executive orders, declarations, and Congressional actions affecting immigration policy and immigrants. Within hours of the inauguration, refugee admissions were suspended, and asylum applications at the southern border were halted. Those actions were quickly followed by an order that tried to prohibit birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents who are undocumented or who are here on temporary work, student, or tourist visas. These actions have stoked fear in many of our clients and immigrant and refugee communities nation-wide.
Lawsuits challenging some of these actions have already been filed. The first ruling came on January 23 in one of multiple lawsuits challenging the restriction of birthright citizenship. Minnesota, represented by Attorney General Keith Ellison, is one of the states joining in the challenges. U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration order restricting birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.”
Our community of immigrants, their family members, and allies, are not the only ones under attack. Other orders have targeted the LGBTQIA+ community, especially transgender people; have trashed sixty-year-old civil rights rules; and have promoted investigations of state and local officials who protect immigrants.
The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota condemns the inhumane and racist actions of the Trump administration. We will continue to defend the rights of immigrants and refugees and oppose policies and actions that harm those communities. We affirm our commitment to recognizing the dignity and humanity of all people and protecting our immigrant communities.
While the challenges ahead are immense, your support for our immigrant and refugee neighbors can help us adapt to quickly changing policies and rhetoric surrounding immigrants and refugees. During the next four years, as we have for the past 29, ILCM will continue to defend our clients’ rights and advocate for policies that protect immigrants and ultimately make our society a healthier, more vibrant place to live and enjoy. And we’ll need people like you by our side.
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