Subject: Fwd: CWS Statement and Action Alert Opposing Escalating ICE Raids
From: "Manriquez, Pablo" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 11:53:47 -0700

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From: Megan Cagle <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: May 16, 2016 at 2:52:26 PM EDT
To: Megan Cagle <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Subject: CWS Statement and Action Alert Opposing Escalating ICE Raids

Hello,

Below, please see Church World Service’s statement opposing escalating ICE raids as well as an action alert asking for calls to the White House. Feel free to share!

Thank you,
Megan

Megan Cagle
Media Associate
Immigration and Refugee Program
Church World Service
110 Maryland Ave, NE, Suite 110
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202.733.5151
Cell: 602.399.0723
Skype: mcaglecws
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
cwsglobal.org/immigration<http://cwsglobal.org/immigration>

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Action Alert:

The Administration is escalating raids to deport Central American women and children.

YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED: Call the White House Today to tell them to Stop the Raids!

Despite continued outcry from faith, immigrants’ rights, and community leaders, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced their plans to restart raids on Central American families, many of whom fled to the United States after facing extreme violence, persecution, and poverty. This latest announcement continues the Administration’s enforcement scheme of separating mothers and fathers from their children. Five months ago, when ICE announced its plans to target Central American families in raids, faith leaders from across the United States immediately responded in a statement<http://www.notonemoredeportation.com/2015/12/24/xmas-sanctuary/> on Christmas Day, offering sanctuary to those looking to fight their deportation orders and seek shelter from the raids. Nonetheless, ICE raids began in several states, rounding up and detaining 121 individuals. This includes children and families who lost their asylum cases because they were unable to find adequate legal counsel, as well as individuals who were given deportation orders in absentia or through “rocket dockets” that are meant to expedite trials but in reality deny due process.

Raids are an inhumane and unjust response to the humanitarian crisis that has caused thousands to flee the horrific realities of brutal violence and extreme poverty in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. These raids are part of ICE’s systemic maltreatment<http://lirs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/LettertoWHreOperationBorderGuardian.pdf> of a humanitarian situation primarily as a border security issue under “Operation Border Guardian” and creating a climate of fear across immigrant communities. Instead of deporting families seeking safety, the Administration should see that they are provided adequate representation to seek asylum. The Administration should also address the causes of the violence forcing so many individuals to flee.

Tell the White House to STOP ICE raids on Central American children and families!

Call the White House: 1-866-961-4293

You can also call the White House Comment Line directly at 1-888-907-2053.

Sample Script:

“I’m from [City, State, Congregation/Community,] and as a person of faith, I urge President Obama to immediately STOP the inhumane and unjust ICE raids to deport Central American mothers and children. Raids don’t make our communities any safer. These individuals are fleeing violence and should have access to legal counsel so that they can apply for asylum and protection in the United States.”

Keep up the pressure on social media!

Ex: .@WhiteHouse<https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse> As a person of faith I am OPPOSED to your plans to deport Central American kids and families who need PROTECTION. #Not1More

Follow @InterfaithImm<https://twitter.com/interfaithimm> on Twitter and “like” the Interfaith Immigration Coalition<https://www.facebook.com/interfaithimmigrationcoalition?fref=ts> on Facebook to receive up-to-date alerts. For more information on the Sanctuary Movement to shelter immigrants from raids, go to sanctuarynotdeportation.org<http://sanctuarynotdeportation.org>.

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Statement: http://cwsglobal.org/church-world-service-demands-end-to-immigration-raids-calls-for-support-and-sanctuary-to-those-targeted-by-ice/

Church World Service Demands End to Immigration Raids,
Calls for Support and Sanctuary to Those Targeted By ICE

Washington, D.C. - Despite continued outcry from faith, immigrants’ rights and community leaders, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials announced their plans to restart raids on Central American families, many of whom fled to the United States after facing extreme violence, persecution, and poverty. This latest announcement continues the administration’s enforcement scheme of separating mothers and fathers from their children. Five months ago, when ICE announced its plans to target Central American families in raids, faith leaders from across the United States immediately responded in a statement<http://www.notonemoredeportation.com/2015/12/24/xmas-sanctuary/> on Christmas Day, offering sanctuary to those looking to fight their deportation orders and seek shelter from the raids. Nonetheless, ICE raids began in several states, rounding up and detaining 121 individuals.

The administration’s latest announcement to escalate these raids targeting women and children seeking asylum is an affront to our nation’s values. Church World Service joins other faith and community leaders in reiterating their call to President Obama and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson to immediately stop this surge of arrests and deportations.

“The women, children and families who are impacted by these raids are fleeing unspeakable terror. For them to be persecuted again in a country that prides itself on exemplifying welcome and hospitality is unconscionable. Our country is at its best when we are most welcoming,” said the Rev. John L. McCullough, President and CEO of Church World Service. “It is time that the Obama administration immediately end these raids and stop the terror that they inflict on our immigrant brothers and sisters. The protection of people from harm should never be a pawn of any political strategy; and sending people back into danger is not good public policy.”

Adding to their call for an end to the raids, CWS restated its commitment to working with congregations and faith communities around the country to provide refuge and safety for those targeted by the United States’ outdated immigration system, including by offering protection and sanctuary to those fearing deportation.

“At the grassroots level, congregations throughout the country are reaching out to Central American asylum seekers to provide shelter or help find legal support. CWS is working closely with the sanctuary movement so that congregations are ready to open their doors to those in need of refuge in the midst of harsh, unjust and immoral immigration enforcement actions that are terrorizing our communities,” said the Rev. Noel Andersen, National Grassroots Coordinator at Church World Service. “We demand the Obama administration stop the structural sins of raids and deportations that tear families and communities apart. Instead, the administration should focus their resources on providing much needed legal assistance for these asylum seekers, ensuring due process is upheld, and committing humanitarian aid to address root causes of migration.”

Since 1946, Church World Service has supported refugees, immigrants, and other displaced individuals, in addition to providing sustainable relief and development solutions to communities that wrestle with hunger and poverty.

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