The current Administration apparently thinks we are not paying attention. They think the American people are too busy with the COVID-19 pandemic to notice the gross violation of child-welfare standards and immigration laws being perpetrated at our border.
USCRI is pushing back against the Administration’s flagrant violation of the law and callous disregard for international human rights obligations. Pleasedonate todayin support of our work in the halls of Congress and on the ground nationwide. We cannot do it without you.
Why are we angry?
1. Last week it came out that the Department of Homeland Security is allowing a private contractor to detain immigrant children in hotels, in some cases for weeks. Children as young as one year old are being detained illegally and cared for by contractors with unknown credentials. The children are then sent back to their home countries without the opportunity to seek asylum or join family members already in the U.S.
This is a flagrant violation of federal anti-trafficking laws and places children at great risk of harm. By law, children who enter the U.S. unaccompanied by an adult must be released into the care and custody of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement for placement into licensed shelters staffed by childcare professionals.
2. The Administration is openly defying the Supreme Court’s ruling protecting DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals). This past week, USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) announced that it would limit DACA renewals to one year instead of the usual two and would not accept new DACA applications. These actions flout both the Supreme Court decision in June and a federal judge’s ruling last month. We assume this tactic is designed to make it easier for the Administration to deport DACA recipients if President Trump wins re-election.
We know your attention is being pulled in many different directions these days, but please take a moment to help us fight back. The need is urgent. Enough is enough.
