We're calling on Attorney General Garland to end cruel Trump-era policies that have made it extremely difficult for refugee women and families to find safety in the U.S.
With one simple action, Garland has the power to protect lives and #WelcomeWithDignity. https://twitter.com/NPRJoel/status/1388102912073773056
With one simple action, Garland has the power to protect lives and #WelcomeWithDignity. https://twitter.com/NPRJoel/status/1388102912073773056
Back in 2018, then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions plucked our client Ms. A.B.'s asylum case from the courts. This kicked off a series of restrictive Justice Department rulings gutting protections for women and families. #WelcomeWithDignity
“We are fleeing the possibility of being assassinated," Ms. A.B. explained to @NPRJoel. "I have escaped, but many people are no longer around to tell their story."
Since Sessions' 2018 ruling, she's been fighting to remain in the U.S. #WelcomeWithDignity https://www.npr.org/2021/04/30/992072453/domestic-abuse-survivors-fear-deportation-under-trump-policy-biden-has-yet-to-re
Since Sessions' 2018 ruling, she's been fighting to remain in the U.S. #WelcomeWithDignity https://www.npr.org/2021/04/30/992072453/domestic-abuse-survivors-fear-deportation-under-trump-policy-biden-has-yet-to-re
With these Trump policies intact, women like Cristina are being ordered deported to danger.
"There are times when I can't sleep thinking about whether they will return me," Cristina says. "If I were living in Honduras, they would have already killed me." #WelcomeWithDignity
"There are times when I can't sleep thinking about whether they will return me," Cristina says. "If I were living in Honduras, they would have already killed me." #WelcomeWithDignity