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John,

When we say Black lives matter, we must mean ALL Black lives - including
the lives of Black immigrants and migrants at the border. 

This is why we've joined forces with Black Alliance for Just
Immigration(BAJI), and other Black-led organizations across the country to
bring visibility to issues that plague Black migrants, and band together
to demand action from Biden.

Join our National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants by tweeting
at Biden to demand protection for Black migrants! 

[ [link removed] ]Lift up Black migrants: send a tweet now

John, we don’t need to show you images that recently surfaced
of white Border Patrol officers on horses chasing, yelling, and whipping
Haitian asylum seekers to tell you how the scenes evoke our country’s
not-so-distant past of slave patrols and public lynchings.

Haitian asylum seekers who have for weeks and months been fleeing toward
what they thought was safety are being terrorized, abused, and then
deported. Others are being sent to Guantanamo Bay, or back to Mexico where
they are targets of organized crime because of the color of their skin.  

Biden made promises to the Haitian community to have more fair immigration
policies. And yet he may soon be responsible for carrying out the largest
mass expulsion of would-be asylum-seekers in recent American history. 

[ [link removed] ]send a tweet & let biden know we care about black migrants

In just the past few months, Haiti has seen its president assassinated and
weathered a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake, all in the middle of a
pandemic. 

John, it would be unconscionable to send people back to Haiti. 

But every arm of our country’s incarceration and deportation machine bears
down on and disrupts Black people and communities. For decades, Black
migrants have faced disproportionate rates of detention and deportation,
and are 6 times more likely to be placed in solitary confinement within
detention centers.^1 

The message we’re being told once in again is: Black people are unwelcome
in the United States, and are subject to policing and abuse.

From police to immigration, we cannot and will not tolerate
anti-Blackness. Immigration is a Black issue. And we must:

[ [link removed] ]Protect black migrantsJohn, make no mistake, what’s
happening at the border right now is an extension of white supremacy in
the United States.

It’s time to put an end to anti-Black immigration practices. Seeking
asylum is a legal and human right, fundamental to maintaining democracy.
It must extend to Black people.

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Until justice is real,

— Scott, Rashad, Arisha, Malachi, Erika, Megan, Ernie, Palika, Madison,
Ariel, Trevor, Ana, McKayla, and the rest of the Color Of Change team

 

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