Right now – young mothers and children are being rounded up by immigration officials in cities across the country. ICE officers show up at their doors unannounced, deceiving them to gain entry, waking up sleeping children, and taking away their families to detention centers where mothers and their children are jailed until they are deported back to the rape, murder, and domestic violence they are fleeing.
Please take action:
Tell the White House to STOP planned raids on Central American children and families!
Please call the White House at 1-866-961-4293 or the White House Comment Line directly at 1-888-907-2053. Or e-mail president@whitehouse.gov or www.whitehouse.gov Sample script:
“I am from City, State, and as a person of faith, I urge President Obama to immediately STOP plans to deport Central American children and families. These individuals are refugees fleeing violence and should have access to legal counsel so that they can apply for asylum and protection in the United States.”
More background information from other immigration advocates:
Jesuit Conference: America’s Voice: Jesuit Refugee Services: Kids in Need of Defense: National Immigrant Justice Center:
