BIDEN: USE YOUR EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY TO PROTECT IMMIGRANTS
QUICK READ: Time is running out for President Biden to use his executive authority to provide temporary protection for the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding immigrants who will be targeted by Trump’s draconian mass deportation policy. Our Members of Congress must convince him to limit the economic and humanitarian harm to these vulnerable communities and to minimize the number of ICE detention facilities available to the Trump administration.
CONTENTS:
BACKGROUND
As immigrant communities await the implementation of Trump’s promised mass deportation policy, President Biden still has several weeks to provide months, or even years, of temporary protection to hundreds of thousands of law-abiding families:
Extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which now covers 1+ million from 17 countries, by renewing the status of all current recipients for 18 months and adding new countries facing armed conflict, environmental disasters or other extraordinary conditions;
Remove families and children from the immediate threat of deportation by pausing immigration court hearings and administratively closing cases;
Clear the backlog of DACA recipients’ renewal requests and the 1.2 million noncitizen work permit applications;
Expedite asylum claims of parents and children torn apart by Trump’s prior family separation policy;
Halt the planned expansion of ICE detention centers, close the facilities run by abusive sheriffs and private prison companies, and release detainees who pose no public safety risk;
Speed up resolution of pending asylum cases and dismiss removal cases for those not enforcement priorities;
Rescind Trump-era rules restricting access to humanitarian protection for asylum seekers.
Our MoCs must continue to implore Biden to act boldly and humanely to limit the economic and humanitarian harm to these vulnerable communities who are contributing members of American society and to delay any deportations as long as possible.
ACTION One: Call the Senate.
Script for Oregon Senators
SEN. MERKLEY: Portland office: 503-326-3386 | D.C. office: 202-224-3753
My name is [--] and I'm a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Time is running out for President Biden to use his executive power to provide temporary protection for the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding immigrants who will be targeted by Trump’s draconian mass deportation policy. As your constituent, I am imploring you to convince Biden to take executive action to [include here any or all of the above-described actions he can take].
SEN. WYDEN:
Portland office: 503-326-7525 | D.C. office: 202-224-5244
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Time is running out for President Biden to use his executive power to provide temporary protection for the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding immigrants who will be targeted by Trump’s draconian mass deportation policy. As your constituent, I am imploring you to convince Biden to take executive action to [include here any or all of the above-described actions he can take].
Script for Republican Senators
D.C switchboard: 202-224-3121
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], [state], [zip code].
All your constituents deserve the same protections under the When Trump takes office, he plans a mass deportation policy with the aim of deporting millions of law-abiding immigrant families, many of whom live and work in your state/district. As your constituent, I demand that you speak out against this planned atrocity which will have terrible effects on the families targeted, the community you represent, and the country you claim to hold dear.
ACTION TWO: Call the House.
Script for Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01)
Oregon office: 503-469-6010 | DC office: 202-225-0855
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Time is running out for President Biden to use his executive power to provide temporary protection for the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding immigrants who will be targeted by Trump’s draconian mass deportation policy. As your constituent, I am imploring you to convince Biden to take executive action to [include here any or all of the above-described actions he can take].
Script for Cliff Bentz (OR-02)
Medford office: 541-776-4646 | DC office: 202-225-6730
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
When Trump takes office, he plans a mass deportation policy with the aim of deporting millions of law-abiding immigrant families, many of whom live and work in your state/district. As your constituent, I demand that you speak out against this planned atrocity which will have terrible effects on the families targeted, the community you represent, and the country you claim to hold dear.
Script for Maxine Dexter (OR-03)
Oregon office: <a data-preserve-html-node="true" href= | DC office: 202-225-4811
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Time is running out for President Biden to use his executive power to provide temporary protection for the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding immigrants who will be targeted by Trump’s draconian mass deportation policy. As your constituent, I am imploring you to convince Biden to take executive action to [include here any or all of the above-described actions he can take].
Script for Val Hoyle (OR-04)
Eugene office: 541-465-6732 | DC office: 202-225-6416
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Time is running out for President Biden to use his executive power to provide temporary protection for the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding immigrants who will be targeted by Trump’s draconian mass deportation policy. As your constituent, I am imploring you to convince Biden to take executive action to [include here any or all of the above-described actions he can take].
SCRIPT FOR Janelle Bynum (OR-05)
Salem office: 503-986-1439 | DC office: 202-225-5711
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Time is running out for President Biden to use his executive power to provide temporary protection for the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding immigrants who will be targeted by Trump’s draconian mass deportation policy. As your constituent, I am imploring you to convince Biden to take executive action to [include here any or all of the above-described actions he can take].
Script for Andrea Salinas (OR-06)
Salem office: 503-385-0906 | DC office: 202-225-5643
My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [city], Oregon [zip code].
Time is running out for President Biden to use his executive power to provide temporary protection for the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding immigrants who will be targeted by Trump’s draconian mass deportation policy. As your constituent, I am imploring you to convince Biden to take executive action to [include here any or all of the above-described actions he can take].
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