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Stop the deportation of veterans and their families who have served honorable in the military.Any person who honorable serves this country were promised citizenship upon completion of their service. A person's family also serves when you serve in the military and should be given citizenship for their sacrifice.345 of 400 SignaturesCreated by Mark Reich
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Endorse Bernie SandersBernie will fight for the working class and poor. He has been consistent for 40 years. Medicare For All, tuition free public college, Green New Deal, Get money out of politics, get us out of endless wars, Federal Jobs Guarantee, Expand Social Security, Immigration reform, Criminal Justice Reform559 of 600 SignaturesCreated by Robyn Weisgerber
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Tell ICE to immediately release hunger striking men in LouisianaFive South Asian men have reached the 75th day of a hunger strike in the GEO Group-operated LaSalle Detention Facility in Jena, Louisiana where they have been subjected to the tortuous procedure of forced-hydration and force-feeding. According to medical professionals, 75 days without adequate nutrition is when vital organs begin to fail. The growing number of hunger strikes in ICE prisons across the country are no coincidence. It is indicative of complete disbelief in a fair legal process and the lengths ICE is willing to go to indefinitely detain them. Some of these men have been locked up for nearly 2 years,. We are deeply concerned that ICE appears willing to let these men die in detention to make an example of them rather than be released to community, where each man has family or close friends willing to provide housing and support. Freedom for Immigrants (FFI) has filed complaints with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) on behalf of the five men, demanding DHS address the systemic civil rights violations the men have faced under ICE custody. Freedom for Immigrants alongside Detention Watch Network (DWN), South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), local advocates, and medical professionals in the Louisiana area are warning the men are on the brink of death and call for their immediate release. Additionally, independent physicians cannot conduct an assessment of the medical treatment these men are receiving while in detention because ICE is violating its own policies which say people in detention have the right to independent medical evaluation. This is urgent. Currently, ICE is force-hydrating one man and force-feeding two men hunger striking at Jena LaSalle Detention Facility. Force-feeding is a painful process that involves physically restraining the hunger striker and forcing fluid through nasal passages with tubes. The practice has been denounced by the United Nations, Physicians for Human Rights, the American Medical Association, and the World Medical Association. Tell ICE to immediately release these men while their asylum cases are processed.26,758 of 30,000 SignaturesCreated by Rebekah Entralgo
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Prison Reform: Taking Action Against Mass Incarceration, Inadequate Prison Reform, and Abusive Gu...Help three Bellingham High School juniors raise awareness and bring about a change in the ineffective and unethical American prison system.79 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Cody Trinkaus
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Tell Congress: Investigate and Cut Ties to McKinseyThe New York Times has broken the news that consultants from McKinsey—a global, corporate consulting firm that holds contracts with numerous government agencies—were complicit in fueling Trump's vicious anti-immigrant agenda. Not only were they willingly paid to collaborate in the development of an inhumane and illegal set of policies, they made recommendations that even made ICE officials uncomfortable—all in the name of separating, detaining, and deporting more immigrant families. The Trump administration's immigration policies are a stain on our nation's soul. The House of Representatives, which is already investigating the family separation policy, should specifically investigate the role of McKinsey consultants; how much they were paid; what expertise they brought; what recommendations they made; and how many other federal contracts they hold. We need Congress to take measures to cut all ties to McKinsey and other consulting firms that benefit so richly at taxpayer expense. Congress must ensure it will no longer fund inhumane policy proposals to punish immigrant families. #DefundHate402 of 500 SignaturesCreated by Greisa Martinez, United We Dream
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Tell Congress: Don't deport Yemenis fleeing war!The Trump administration is deciding whether to allow Yemenis — fleeing one of the most brutal humanitarian crises in the world — to remain in the United States. With the U.S. fueling the devastating Saudi- and UAE-led coalition war in Yemen, we MUST have a pathway for Yemenis seeking refuge here. We have just over one month to build HUGE pressure to make Congress make the Trump administration to save Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemenis in the U.S. so that they’re not sent back into harm’s way. We already won on preventing the Trump administration from completely ending TPS for Yemen last year. Let's win again this year AND get a redesignation so that thousands of more Yemenis can be protected through this necessary lifeline.283 of 300 SignaturesCreated by Stephen Miles
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We The People Have Had EnoughI am starting this petition in order to get more people involved in our rights as citizens of this great nation of immigrants and born in country citizens to remove the president of the United States of America. He has not upheld the constitution of the United States of America and has done more harm than any other president in the history of our nation.56 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Edward Szczerba
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Tell ICE to #FreeKelly!Kelly is a 23-year-old transgender asylum seeker who has been locked up in immigration jail for nearly three years. Kelly is suffering medical neglect and was put in solitary confinement for four months solely because of her gender identity. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has the power to release her immediately but refuses to let her go. Kelly is suffering tremendously, both physically and mentally. Additionally, her unnecessarily prolonged detention is exacerbating the trauma she has experienced as a domestic violence and human trafficking survivor. During her nearly three years in detention, Kelly has never been given a bond hearing. All Kelly wants is to live safely and without fear. Unfortunately, there are many more transgender individuals like Kelly who are unjustly locked up in immigration jail while they apply for asylum, and are experiencing inhumane treatment because of their gender identity. Kelly needs your help. Sign the petition to demand that ICE use its discretion to #FreeKelly now!2,778 of 3,000 SignaturesCreated by Julia Toepfer
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Google: Stand with Children and FamiliesOne of the key leaders of Trump’s Family Separation policy, Miles Taylor, has been given a plum position at Google as head of national security relations. Taylor served as Chief of Staff to former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Kristjen Nielsen, who recently defended the decision to separate families. The full scale of the horror of the Family Separation Policy is still coming to light -- we just learned that 1556 more families were torn apart, while countless still remain separated. According to the ACLU, of the 1556 new cases, five children were under a year old, 26 were a year old, 40 were 2 years old, 76 were 3, and 60 were 4 years old. What’s most terrifying? It’s unclear if they have been reunified. Because the government didn’t have a way to track families. Take a step back and imagine for a moment what it must be like to have your child ripped away from your arms. And then for that child to be put into a freezing cage while Trump lawyers argue that they don’t deserve soap, blankets, or toothbrushes. DHS top employees like Taylor likely saw images of families in tears as they were torn apart, received detailed briefings on the psychological trauma it was causing, read internal reports of widespread sexual abuse and torture -- and CHOSE to work to keep those inhumane policies going. Google’s motto is famously, “don’t be evil.” For all the traumatized families and children -- including the six children who died in U.S. custody -- here is your chance. Add your name to call on Google and all Google employees to live up their values and demand the company do the right thing and stop hiring key players of Trump’s Family Separation Policy. Children and families are just beginning to face the long-term psychological trauma associated with family separation. Some children were separated at such a young age and for such a long time -- that they didn’t even recognize their parents when they were reunified. Add your name now: No person who helped tear children from their mother's arms deserves a soft landing. CEO Pichai publicly condemned Trump’s Family Separation when it was first announced. Don’t back down on your values now.3,046 of 4,000 SignaturesCreated by Paola Luisi
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In Texas the Wall is not at the borderTo stop the misuse of Taxpayer money in order to subsidize misleading lies as well as stop the erasure of Native Original People of Texas.137 of 200 SignaturesCreated by Juan B Mancias
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Reunite My'Air with MotherI'm the Mother of My'Air Jefferson. She has never been apart from her Mother. She was abused and neglected while in DSS custody.196 of 200 SignaturesCreated by channell boxley
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Appeal to US CongressSubject: Petition To The American House Of Representatives The US government is planning to send a billion dollars to Somalia (a country in East Africa). According to a statement issued by the US Ambassador to Somalia, the money would be used for humanitarian assistance, expanding education and healthcare, building institutions, and creating jobs. Now, this would be great if the Somali Government actually used the money for developing their own country. According to Transparency International, Somalia is ranked the most corrupt nation in the world, tied with North Korea. And according to a UN report, 70% of foreign aid received is unaccounted for. In fact, the United States suspended food and fuel aid to the Somali Government in 2017 because they were unable to account for all the aid given. Now the highly regarded congress must ask themselves, if we can’t trust this Somali Government to distribute food to its own people, then why should we trust that they would use our hard-earned tax dollars to better their county? Not to mention this is the same government in Somalia that has rigged its nation's election process, and when their citizens questioned them the government had them arrested and even killed. When the UN questioned them, the government ousted the UN Ambassador from the country. If you don’t want your tax dollars used to support a nation that can’t even be trusted with food, then sign this petition and let our President and Congress know that we don’t trust this Somali Government with our money. We, the undersigned Somali Americans, are grateful for all that unites and binds us to one another as members of peace-loving and law-abiding citizens. As Somali-Americans, we value our way of life, and our highly developed culture, literature, and language. We recognize the intrinsic value of our shared heritage and we are fully aware of our common destiny. We all know what we share is much more important than what has divided us in our recent past, namely the politics of mistrust and fear. We are saddened by the destruction, death and utter devastation that has been visited upon our beloved country for the past 30 years, during which period Somalia has become a metaphor for a failed state, mired in mindless anarchy. The needless suffering of the Somali people at the hands of warlords and so-called corrupt government, who stoked inter-clan and intra-clan suspicion, and set Somali brothers and sisters against each other for personal and perverted political and economic ends, has been the source of shame and profound sorrow for ordinary Somalis everywhere. Indeed, the good name of the Somali nation has, during this period of misery, been scandalized. This disgraceful state of affairs cannot stand! Excellencies, We urge you to put the Somali nation’s interest before politics, recognizing that no one has a monopoly on truth. The Somali people have suffered long enough! We call upon for a complete cessation of hostilities and a renewed dedication to saving the lives of innocent people and save the Somali nations from so-called corrupt and terrorist collaborators in Mogadishu.50 of 100 SignaturesCreated by Abdi Said