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John,
The Biden administration recently announced that it would not use Title 42 to deny entrance to the U.S. to unaccompanied minors. This is critical, but it’s not good enough.
Two year ago this month, the Trump administration began blocking entry to the United States to refugees and asylum seekers, using a little-known policy known as Title 42. This allowed the Department of Homeland Security to block and deport immigrants coming to the U.S. from countries where Covid-19 was present.
This has resulted in the illegal expulsions of refugees to Brazil, Columbia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Mexico. At least 20,000 Haitian families and individuals, including asylum seekers, have been expelled or deported.
There have been at least 8,705 reports of kidnapping, rape, trafficking, torture and other attacks on people blocked in or expelled to Mexico, including LGBTQ, Black and Indigenous asylum seekers. The U.S. is preventing desperate people from making the case that they are in danger and deserve refuge.
More than 1 year into the Biden administration, this policy continues, with more than 90,000 expulsions of refugees during this time, without the right to due process.
Already, more than 17,000 people have signed our petition demanding President Biden immediately end the use of Title 42 to expel immigrants and asylum seekers at our southern border without due process.
Pitch in today to keep the pressure on the Biden administration to end this illegal Trump-era policy that is hurting tens of thousands of refugees.
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If we expect other countries to uphold refugee law and welcome people fleeing across borders in search of protection, including those now forced to flee Ukraine, we must lead by example and uphold refugee laws at our own borders.
Thank you for fighting for the rights and humane treatment of all people seeking peace and safety at our borders and throughout the world.
Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
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