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Dear Friend,

Jan. 29 marks one year since the first person was returned to Mexico
under the "Remain in Mexico" policy. As part of the
#Faith4Asylum campaign we invite you to join us at the
United Methodist Building (100 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, DC
20002) on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 11 a.m., for a prayer vigil
calling for policies that ensure the care and humanity of people
fleeing danger and seeking asylum, and calling for an end to policies
like "Remain in Mexico" that keep asylum seekers in
harm's way.

I'll Be There
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The "Remain in Mexico" policy, officially known as the
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), is an unsafe and unlawful policy
that forces asylum seekers arriving at the U.S. border to wait in
Mexico for a chance to make their asylum cases in court within the
U.S.

Under the "Remain in Mexico" policy implemented a year
ago, the U.S. government has forced more than 57,000 people seeking
asylum - including around 16,000 children - to live in
unsafe and unsanitary conditions in Mexico, without access to
sufficient food and medical care, while they wait for their cases to
be processed. More than 800 people, including 200 children, have
suffered assaults, robberies, kidnappings, rape, and even murder while
remaining in Mexico. These numbers only represent a fraction of the
people facing danger, since most people who returned have not spoken
with human rights investigators or journalists. Religious and
humanitarian workers trying to help asylum seekers and protect them
from attacks have been threatened and harmed for their efforts.

As people of faith, let's defend the right for people to seek
asylum and be protected from harm as their cases are processed!

Hoping to see you there,

Paola Fuentes Gleghorn

Immigration and Women & Girls Campaign Coordinator

P.S. Not able to make the D.C. event? Host your own vigil! Click
here to access resources to help you plan and host a vigil to
protect asylum.
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