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Our elected officials in Congress are risking the lives of families and people seeking safety in the U.S. by aiming to pass the most restrictive and cruel immigration policies aimed at destroying asylum once and for all. If passed, the bill would allow our government to close border points of entry – barring asylum-seeking families and individuals from their legal and human right to asylum. The bill would also include raising the bar for credible fear interviews, making it harder for asylum seekers to pass the initial screening, and giving authority to immigration officials to decide an asylum claim without going through immigration court (CNN).

In ongoing congressional budget negotiations, our elected officials are ready to barter with the lives of families and individuals pursuing their human and legal right to seek asylum in the U.S. We are witnessing a bi-partisan assault on the humanity of our community members.

We need hundreds of people to send letters to their elected officials asking them to reject any bill that dehumanizes families and people seeking asylum and refuse to engage in any negotiation tactics that use our community as political pawns.