Tell President Biden to end Title 42, a policy put in place by the Trump
administration to turn away refugees without even granting them a hearing.
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Dear Friend,
Imagine your country is invaded. You manage to escape with your three
children but you’re forced to leave your mother behind. You decide to seek
refuge with your only other family in the world who are safely living in
California. You and your three kids trek thousands of miles to the U.S.
border only to be turned away without even a chance to make your case to
get asylum (an internationally protected right) because of the possibility
you might bring COVID-19 into the U.S., a country that has experienced
some of the highest COVID-19 rates in the world. This is despite the fact
that: By law, individuals can only seek asylum once they are physically
present in the United States or when they are arriving at a port of entry.
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That’s what’s happened to countless mothers from countries around the
world as they come to our nation – and just happened to Ukrainian mother
Sofiia and her three children last week and so many other families fleeing
violence and political persecution in other parts of the world. [ [link removed] ]
Sofiia’s story is notable mostly because it provides a stark contrast to
the welcome being extended by European countries to the millions of
Ukrainians who have sought safety over the last few weeks. Yet, here in
the U.S., we continue to turn away refugees without even offering a chance
to have their cases for asylum heard in court because of a Trump era
policy: Title 42. This cruel policy, which disproportionately impacts
Black and Brown migrants, must end now!
[1]QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell President Biden to end the Trump-era policy Title
42! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your
information.
This tragedy is particularly evident at our southern border, where those
who seek asylum are regularly, unfairly vilified. To be clear, blocking
and expelling people seeking protection at the southern border not only
contradicts U.S. and international asylum law, but it also endangers
already vulnerable families and children. There have been more than 8,000
reports of kidnapping, rape, trafficking, torture and other attacks on
people blocked or expelled to Mexico under Title 42. [ [link removed] ]
What’s happening? Under the Trump administration, the Centers for Disease
Control and U.S. Department of Homeland Security misused a public health
policy called Title 42 to single out and block people requesting
protection in the U.S. citing COVID-19 as a public health threat. That
policy has been in place for nearly two years and is still in place today
blocking families like Sofiia’s and countless others who are seeking
asylum in the U.S.
Senior CDC scientists have repeatedly objected to the use of Title 42 to
exclude immigrants and refugees. [ [link removed] ] Certainly, COVID-19 is already
endemic in the U.S. and studies show that simple health measures like
testing, vaccination, and quarantine can prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Title 42 is not, and never has been, a public safety measure. It is a
cruel, dangerous Trump policy grounded in racism and xenophobia that
should be ended for all children and all adults.
[2]SIGN NOW! No asylum-seeking person or family should be forced to return
to the dangerous conditions from which they fled without a hearing. Tell
Biden to end Title 42! Don’t forget to add your name! When you click,
you’ll automatically sign on to our letter that reads:
We want every immigrant and every asylum-seeker treated with dignity,
compassion and respect. That simply isn’t possible if our government
continues to use Title 42.
This cruel Trump-era immigrant scapegoating policy must end. Seeking
asylum at our nation’s borders is a right that each child and parent
deserves and is guaranteed by our laws. Simple public health measures like
testing, vaccination, and quarantine can prevent the spread of COVID-19.
No asylum-seeking person or family should be forced to return to the
dangerous conditions from which they fled without a hearing. Title 42 is
not, and never has been, a public safety measure. It is a cruel, dangerous
Trump policy that should be ended for all children and all adults. There
is no justification for putting asylum seekers in harm’s way.
It’s time to end Title 42 once and for all.
[3]Don’t forget to sign on! Tell President Biden to end the use of
Trump-era Title 42, which is turning away mom refugees at our
borders! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have
your information.
The more people who speak out, the bigger our impact. Please take a moment
to forward our action link to your friends and family and share it on
social media:
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Together we are a powerful voice for the wellbeing of immigrant children
and parents.
- Claudia, Donna, Xochitl and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team
[1] [ [link removed] ]American Immigration Council: Rising Border Encounters in 2021
[2] [ [link removed] ]San Diego Union Tribune: Ukrainian Family Fleeing Russian Invasion
Turned Away from U.S. Border
[3] [ [link removed] ]Human Rights First: Two Years of Suffering
[4] [ [link removed] ]Wall Street Journal: CDC Officials Objected to Order Turning Away
Migrants at Border
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