While I applaud the Biden administration’s decision to offer new ways for people to come lawfully to the United States, I am concerned about it being paired with enforcement measures that cut off asylum access at the border for thousands of migrants fleeing violence and disaster who do not have the economic means to qualify for the new parole program.
These Trump-era bans on asylum for people who travel through another country on their way to the U.S. go directly against our values. Many critics are concerned that the expansion of Title 42 and the new transit ban will further erode the legal right to seek asylum and put many more people in danger, particularly Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ+ people.
I’m calling on you to join the 291 civil, human rights, and immigrant rights groups along with Representatives Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Grijalva (D-AZ), and Casar (D-TX) and Senators Menendez (D-NJ), Booker (D-NJ), Padilla (D-CA), and Luján (D-NM) in signing a letter urging the Biden administration against expanding Title 42 and resurrecting the Trump-era Asylum ban. Thanks.
First sent on January 25, 2023 by Jess Craven
