Dear John,

This week, a federal court ruling cleared the way for the Trump administration to deport more than 300,000 immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) starting early next year. TPS is a life-saving program that protects from deportation people from certain countries afflicted by natural disasters, war, or other dangerous conditions, allowing them to live and work in the U.S. 

Action is needed now. Tell Congress: Provide permanent protection for TPS holders and create a roadmap to citizenship for all immigrants!
 

5 things you should know about the court decision on TPS: The Trump administration could begin deporting TPS holders in as little as six months, which is why it’s critical that Congress pass legislation to permanently protect TPS holders and keep families and communities together, writes AFSC’s Peniel Ibe.

Sign the petition to abolish ICE: A whistleblower has reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is performing hysterectomies on women held in an immigration jail run by a for-profit prison company in Georgia. It’s one more reason we must abolish ICE, which has a long history of human rights abuses and endangering our community members.  

New report shows pervasive abuse of pregnant immigrants and asylum seekers: While in the custody of ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), pregnant people have experienced harrowing mistreatment, including denial of medical care while in labor and forcible expulsion to unsafe locations in Mexico days after giving birth, according to the report, which was authored by the Center for Reproductive Rights, AFSC, Human Rights First, and the Women’s Refugee Commission. Read the full report.   

What you need to know Israel’s agreements with United Arab Emirates and Bahrain: Far from being “peace” deals, these accords will further militarize the region while failing to address ongoing human rights violations perpetrated by these countries, writes AFSC’s Mike Merryman-Lotze.  

Commemorating International Day of Peace on Sept. 21: As COVID-19 spreads, more than 170 peacebuilding organizations, including AFSC, call on governments to recommit to peace.  

Tell General Mills: Stop manufacturing Pillsbury products on stolen land!: By operating in an illegal settlement in the occupied Palestinian territory, General Mills is violating international law and contributing to gross human rights abuses. Please join the boycott and send a message to the CEO.   

Give to sustain our work in 2020 and beyond: We rely on supporters like you to fund our work for a more just, peaceful, and sustainable future. If you haven’t yet made a gift, please donate by Sept. 30 to support communities working to overcome inequity and oppression across the U.S. and around the world.  

To all of our friends celebrating Rosh Hashanah: Shanah Tovah!