BREAKING: The Biden administration just announced it will continue a Trump-era policy, known as Title 42, that bars families from entering the country under the false-pretense that it’ll keep us safe from COVID.

John: make no mistake – President Biden is choosing to continue a cruel and racist policy that puts children and families in danger and is the opposite of the values that should underpin our immigration system: care, compassion, and dignity.

This is outrageous, and John we need to create an immediate and massive public backlash to force President Biden to back down. Will you add your name to our urgent petition calling for an end to the cruel Trump-era policy known as Title 42?

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Title 42’s impact has already been horrific – 875,000 people seeking asylum in the United States have been blocked from entering since March 2020. Families have been expelled to dangerous Mexican border cities where they’re often targeted by gangs and have less access to medical care and protective measures from COVID.

If this was really about public health – as the Biden administration claims – they could instead expand COVID-19 testing for families and children at the southern border or provide immediate vaccinations. In fact if anything the Biden administration’s immigration policies are *increasing* the risks of COVID for asylum seekers and for people in the U.S. by keeping families in unsafe conditions as they wait for legal entry.

The Biden administration has said they need time to fix the policies inherited from Trump. But seven months into office this is no longer an extension of a Trump policy: this is President Biden choosing to implement an inhumane immigration policy.

But it’s not too late to stop it and we’ve been successful pressuring President Biden before. In April, when President Biden tried to keep the refugee caps at the shamefully low levels Trump had imposed, thousands of us forced Biden’s team to quickly change course -- so we *have* to step up quickly again.

Add your name to our urgent petition now to demand the Biden Administration end the cruel Trump-era Title 42 policy, and replace it with a dignified, compassionate process to receive people seeking asylum.

People seeking protection deserve a warm welcome, not a cold shoulder. Absolutely no one should be detained, separated or instantly rejected without a fair hearing for trying to get their child out of harm’s way, especially amidst a global pandemic that affects migrant families at disproportionate rates.

More than ever, we need bold solutions to fix the broken immigration and asylum system. We need to push back on the notion that we as a country cannot rise to this task: We can.

Thanks for all you do,

Erin Mazursky, Organizing Director
Families Belong Together