Friend,
Last month, we celebrated the inaugural Immigrant Day of Resilience to honor the families who have been impacted by detention, deportation, police brutality, and COVID-19.
Back in April 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions signed into law the family separation policy that devastated immigrant communities for years. So this year, we reclaimed the month with a day of collective healing and transformation.
Immigrant youth from United We Dream joined allies and elected officials in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the first Day of Resilience to introduce a ceremonial resolution formalizing the day of celebration and unveil a mural by artist Shirien Damra.
The tragic murder of Daunte Wright and the pain resurfaced at the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd instill the reminder of deeply rooted white supremacy in all levels of law enforcement — and the criminalization of immigrant communities is no exception.
Black and brown immigrant communities especially have suffered immense trauma under racist policies and cruel policing at the hands of agencies like ICE and CBP. From being forcefully separated from family members to facing abuse in detention centers, the experience for undocumented immigrants is too often one of undue pain and suffering.
That’s why we fight to defund and abolish the deportation machine. And it’s why last month on April 15, we honored the resilience of all immigrants with a day of collective healing and transformation.
We’re fighting for a future where immigrants are no longer forced to be resilient in the face of detention and deportation and are instead welcomed freely. Will you chip in any amount meaningful to you to stand with all resilient undocumented immigrants and keep up our fight for a pathway to citizenship?
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Thank you!
Sheridan, United We Dream
