Good morning

I wasn’t going to write today and then I saw something that I couldn’t ignore and had to share.

According to Jessica Craven, a new rule that the Trump administration is proposing would gut the immigration appeals process. Right now, people ordered deported have 30 days to appeal. They’re trying to lower that to ten days. Imagine trying to find a lawyer, gather evidence, and file paperwork in 10 days: from detention, in a language you don’t speak. Imagine being a kid trying to do this alone.

Federal courts have blocked parts of it, but it’s not settled. Public comments are open until April 8th, and the National Immigrant Justice Center has a tool to help you leave one, but it’s very important that you rewrite the comment in your own words! The government only counts unique comments. Even writing two sentences about why due process matters to you, or why you think children deserve more than 10 days to appeal their deportation, is a powerful way to use your voice!

Again, the tool is here.

It takes a few minutes but there is a sample that you can change to make your own. It must be done today. When you use the link, the first thing you will see is STOP ICE NOW. Just click the x at the top and you will get to the public comments.

I’ll (Barbara) be at Mast’s office @11 with my umbrella and sign “Brian, do your job and stop this war”. Hope to see you.

Barbara & Ginger