Last Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr issued an order that reverses current immigration policy. This order directs immigration judges to deny migrants a chance to post bail. This would affect adult asylum seekers traveling alone who enter this country at a place other than an established port of entry from being allowed a bond hearing regardless of whether or not they pass a credible fear interview. This order, expected to go into effect in 90 days allowing ICE time to increase bed space, will unilaterally expand mass incarceration. Forcing thousands of people to languish in public and private detention facilities is a design to cause asylum seekers to give up hope and return to the very situations from which they flee. Such a ruling flies in the face of the 1951 Refugee Convention that prohibits the penalizing of asylum seekers based on their manner of entry.

According to the Texas monthly, there are approximately 1.68 million undocumented immigrants residing in Texas. i was born in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas where there are over 200,000 undocumented immigrants that have fled from the dangers in Mexico in attempt to start a better life in the U.S. Many of these people, once they complete high school or college, they are unable to get a job based of their status in the U.S. Seeing these people work hard on a daily basis nonstop and then watching them leave back to Mexico is heartbreaking. But if they were to be granted the status based off of their hard work and effort and proof of wanting be a good asset to the country. If done like this, it would be a great common ground for both the Liberal and Conservative standpoints.

I'm starting this petition because I am an immigrant who has been affected by these immigration events that have happened in the past few years. Also, after doing some research, I found all the benefits that an open border policy could bring to the U.S.

Dozens of Trump administration officials—including recently-resigned DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen—were responsible for planning, implementing, and defending the horrific family separation policy. After these officials leave government, they shouldn't be able to take refuge in America's corporate corner offices and boardrooms. Children were torn away from their parents and placed in cages. It was an image the Trump administration hoped would send a message to migrant families heading north for asylum: if you come here, this could happen to you. The cruelty of the policy was matched only by the incompetence of its execution. Administration officials did not keep the records needed for reuniting families, nor did they properly vet employees responsible for looking after these children. Because of their negligence, children have been physically abused. Because of their negligence, children have been sexually assaulted. Because of their negligence, children have died. Their inaction and negligence did not happen in a vacuum. Senior members of the Trump administration let this happen and they should be held accountable, not rewarded.

Secretary Nielsen recently wrote to Congress asking for additional funding for Trump's deportation force—even though the Department of Homeland Security has received over two billion dollars that they are choosing to not use for humanitarian needs at the border. She even asked for legislation to terminate established protections for unaccompanied children and families. The Trump administration is pushing its racist, anti-immigrant agenda by choosing to treat people inhumanely at the border in order to demand more money and increased power for its deportation force. We cannot allow this to happen. America's immigration agencies—ICE and CBP—are broken by design. These agencies are built on fear and harm, separating families and violating the human rights of those seeking a better life and safety in America. We need an immigration system that welcomes and cares for people, a system rooted in humanity. But the Trump administration, and Sec. Nielsen, are doing everything they can to create a dramatic situation at the southern border to justify force and cruelty. Congress must defend the critical protections enshrined in the bipartisan Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) and the Flores Settlement Agreement and reject any action the Trump administration takes to undermine either or increase funding for these unhinged agencies.

Since the Trump administration has been in power, they have been separating families, holding children in internment camps, and purposefully violating international law. The U.S. has processes in place to treat asylum seekers and refugees humanely—but the Trump administration has intentionally made things worse for their own political gain. 
 Enough. 
 The Trump administration's plan is to create chaos, hurt people seeking a better life and safety in the United States, and then exhort the American people into giving more money to the agencies responsible for these abuses. These agencies have money—and they’ve chosen to spend that money on a vanity wall, inhumane workplace raids, and policies to harass immigrant communities. It is the responsibility of the UN Human Rights Agency to provide vital assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced and stateless people. It's clear that the Tump administration is refusing to treat people with respect, dignity, and to uphold their human rights. It's time for the United Nations to step in. The world must bear witness to the crimes of the Trump administration and the pain these agencies are intentionally causing. The U.N. cannot allow the Trump administration to play political games with the lives of asylum seekers and refugees.

My wife and daughter are beautiful people. I married my wife 9 years ago. I'm American and made the decision to send my daughter and wife back to Mexico City to legally work on their papers since her daughter's father died of a drug overdose and alcoholism in Mexico City. He was very abusive emotionally and physically to my wife when she was 18 years old. They were safe to return since his death. Please help my family reunite, My daughter is a 4.0 - 10 grader taking college credits and is what her math teacher emailed me a mathematical genius. I'm American and see families approved at the border for asylum for their lives being in danger. My wife is married to an American and is not allowed??? I have not been with my wife for 6 years.

Selene Saavedra Roman was brought to the United States from Peru when she was 3 years old. She graduated college at Texas A&M and was granted legal status under DACA. She is married to a U.S. citizen and is on her way to full citizenship in the only country she’s ever known. But now, she is sitting in an ICE detention center - where she has been held for over a month in inhumane conditions - and threatened with deportation to a country she's never known. Selene had just started her dream job as a flight attendant when she was scheduled for a flight to Mexico. She raised concern with her supervisor, but the airline mistakenly insisted she would be fine to travel. Being new on the job, she agreed to work the flight. But when she returned, customs pulled her aside and detained her. After 24 hours in detention at the airport, she was transferred to ICE custody where she has been held in “prison conditions.” Immigration hearings are scheduled for next month, but they could end with deportation for someone who has done nothing but follow all of the rules. We demand that Selene immediately be released, reunited with her husband, and all charges against her dropped. The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA is mobilizing for Selene. Join us. Bring her home. You can read more about Selene's story here: https://thepointsguy.com/news/ice-detains-flight-attendant-daca/

The shooting at multiple mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand by a white supremacist this past Friday, March 15, has left our communities reeling, deeply traumatized, and in mourning. In a society already plagued by white supremacy, Islamophobia, and anti-Blackness, political leaders like Donald Trump have created the necessary political and cultural environment for such horrific, deadly violence—both through rhetoric and through policies. Congress needs to take real, concrete action to dismantle Trump’s white nationalist agenda. One important opportunity to do so is by repealing his Muslim Ban. This tragedy is another important reminder that white nationalism doesn’t always manifest itself in mass shootings—it starts with the everyday dehumanization of our communities. And nearly all of Trump's signature policies are specifically aimed at keeping Black and brown people out of the U.S. Whether it’s the Muslim Ban, the racist border wall, detention camps, or ICE raids, this agenda is straight out of the white nationalist playbook—in fact, many of these policies were written by or in consultation with members of anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant hate groups. Enough is enough. Thoughts and prayers from our representatives aren't enough—we demand real, concrete action. We demand that Congress repeal Trump's Muslim Ban.

The California Values Act prohibits state and local resources from being used for mass deportation. Now more than ever, California leaders need to know that we have their backs as they continue to build statewide opposition against the Trump administration's broadened deportation orders.

The claim that the United States can not reunite families separated at the border is a lie. We have the technology now to quickly and easily match children with their parents via DNA technology. We must do all we can to right this Wrong and we can do that easily and quickly. We Demand that Homeland Security does that now.

For the past ten months members of the North Central Florida Social Service/HIspanic Alliance (NCFSS/HA) have attempted to address an incident that occurred Easter Sunday 2018 (4/1/2018) impacting the immigrant community. On Easter Sunday the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) blundered in its response to a domestic violence case. A call was made from a non-English speaker, explaining her fear at the hands of her companion’s abuse. GPD made poor choices and the following unraveled: -The appropriate translation was not obtained even though GPD has a language line available to use in policing. This led to a misinterpretation of the level of danger the abuser posed. -Due to the misinterpretation of the level of danger and in an inappropriate and unnecessary use of force, SWAT was mobilized, closing down a residential street where the domestic violence incident occurred. -Contrary to protocol, the victim was not provided a Victim’s Advocate and was brought into the police station for an interview. -News media went on to expound on immigrant status, based on statements made by GPD that were harmful for the safety of the victim and witnesses. -The physical address of the domestic violence victim was made public on GPD Facebook, contrary to protocol. In response to the domestic violence incident, GPD spokesperson Ben Tobias announced: -The location of where the abuse occurred. -That the situation involved “illegal” Guatemalans. Although Tobias stated to the NCFSS/HA that he never asked their status, he made the statement based on an assumption that they were “illegal”. -Investigators were “working to verify the status of the Guatemalan nationals involved in the incident. We will forward all pertinent information we discover to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” The outcome of the domestic violence case is as follows: -The survivor fled the area immediately after being interviewed by GPD and without having received Victim Advocate support. -Several witnesses to the case also fled the area for fear of reprisals by ICE and anti-immigrant sympathizers. -Due to the poor management of the case; there were no victims or witnesses to participate in prosecution. The accused perpetrator was also released back into our community. Both the Chief of Police and the Mayor vowed to correct the situation by rewriting and updating police policy to protect victims and witnesses of crime who are not English-speaking and/or not US Citizens. From a Gainesville Sun article published April 3rd, 2018: [GPD Chief Tony Jones said Tuesday afternoon the agency will change the last part of the policy regarding forwarding the information to federal agencies. He added other aspects of it, including officers noting their contact with a foreign national in their reports, may also be changed. “We’re changing the policy. Everything is in flux right now,” Jones said. “When you change a policy, there are some hurdles you have to go through.”] Mayor Poe posted on his Facebook page the same day: “This is not who we are. Please know that I was led to believe that we, as a police department, did not get involved with determining the immigration status of our residents. I was misled. I will address this issue at our regular meeting on Thursday and make sure that this policy is changed. This type of approach is contrary to our community policing model and has a significant chilling effect on our victims' ability and willingness to report crimes, including domestic violence and battery. We have to do better, and I will make it my top priority that we do. We need to embrace this brave woman, not threaten her with deportation. I am sorry, Gainesville. I will work to serve you better.” Ten months have passed and there has been no tangible action. Over the course of the past ten months members of the NCFSS/HA have spent countless hours meeting with the Chief, revising policies, meeting with elected officials, the City Manager and City Attorney. Since October 2018, GPD has ceased communication with the NCFFSS/HA, not returning calls and emails requesting to meet.