“It is vital to strengthen protections for people seeking safety—not weaken them. The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle critical humanitarian protections in the U.S. and abroad put millions of people at risk.” - Rricha deCant, IRAP Read the full @welcomewdignity.bsky.social statement:

The #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign is alarmed by the Trump administration’s plan to upend the global refugee system. We urge the U.S. government & all UN Member States to reject attempts to undermine these lifesaving protections, & instead, to uphold and strengthen the rights of people seeking safety.

The #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign denounces the Justice Department’s July 18 decision in Matter of K-E-S-G-, which attempts to eliminate life-saving protections for women and girls seeking safety in the United States. Read our latest statement ⬇️

"We at the #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign urge the House to resist the administration’s cruel, reckless agenda & vote no on this bill. We deserve a budget that invests in our communities, helps everyone thrive, & keeps families together, safe, and free." welcomewithdignity.org/wwd-condemns...

It’s been 100 days since Trump started disappearing people into El Salvador’s mega-prison, CECOT, without due process. Let me be clear: this isn’t immigration policy—it is a human rights atrocity. We cannot lose sight of this grotesque violation of constitutional and human rights.

“On March 15, over 235 men disappeared from the US into CECOT at the hands of DHS. It has been 88 days. Their families think about their sons, partners, fathers every day & hope & pray that they are still alive.” Michelle Brané, Executive Director, Together & Free, at today's Senate Shadow Hearing

"At Stewart. we were treated not like individuals w/rights, but numbers in a system designed to break us...We need a system that reflects our values of justice, dignity & due process." Powerful remarks from Ximena Arias Cristobal at today's Senate Shadow Hearing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui7P...

The #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign condemns the Trump administration’s travel ban—a racist & cruel policy of family separation that will keep Black and Brown families across the globe from reuniting & finding safety. We stand by our immigrant neighbors & we urge the reversal of this chaotic policy.

Our Senior Director, Refugee Advocacy Robyn Barnard is testifying during today's shadow hearing on Trump's unlawful third country disappearances with ‪@jayapal.house.gov‬. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO0f...

Tattoos are not a crime. Being gay is not a crime. Seeking asylum is not a crime. Why is Andry in a mega-prison in El Salvador? #DisappearedInAmerica #AbductedByTrump

The #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign condemns the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Trump admin to end Temporary Protected Status for over 350,000 Venezuelans who have been living in the US for years. We support our partners in their ongoing fight for justice for TPS holders. Read our statement ⬇️

“The US should not be in the business of disappearing anyone to torture." Yesterday, members of #WelcomeWithDignity, advocates, & attorneys from @fwd.us, @immcouncil.org, @cristosal.bsky.social & more, held a press call to discuss the Trump admin’s forced disappearances to El Salvador. Learn more ⬇️

International Workers Day is a day to honor the strength & resilience of workers everywhere. Today, we join immigrant & worker rights organizations, labor unions, & communities across the country in fighting for our collective rights, safety, and futures. Read our statement.

The Trump Admin is trying to disappear almost 200 more people to El Salvador. This is a violation of due process. If we let Trump get away with disappearing immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act, there is nothing stopping him from disappearing U.S. citizens next. (1/2)

SCOTUS ruled that Trump had to give people adequate notice before deporting them. Yet today, there are reports that he's deporting 177 immigrants with under 24 hours' notice—not enough time to assert due process. We cannot stand by as this admin continues to disappear people.

🚨There are reports that ICE may disappear around 177 people at Bluebonnet Detention Center in TX to #ElSalvador today. When we say we need this type of leadership - we mean, NOW. Call (202) 224-3121 & urge your reps to try to STOP the plane. @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social

It's now been over a month since Trump sent innocent man Andry Hernández to one of the world's worst prisons because of "Mom" and "Dad" tattoos. Like the others, he is being imprisoned with no contact with the outside world. Don't let him be forgotten.

“I feel like my son was kidnapped." Merwil, 19, came to the US w/his father seeking asylum. The Trump admin ripped him from his family & disappeared him to a mega-prison in El Salvador without a shred of due process. He, and all those disappeared, must be immediately released & safely returned.

The #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign calls for the immediate release & safe return of the over 270 ppl the US gov't has disappeared to El Salvador’s notorious CECOT mega-prison. They should be home with their loved ones & afforded the due process to which we are all entitled. Read our latest statement.

"Children are children, no matter where they are born." Powerful remarks from immigrant rights orgs, lawyers, medical experts & Senator @jeff-merkley.bsky.social in support of unaccompanied kids. Learn more & continue raising your voice to #ProtectUnaccompaniedKids: Tinyurl.com/protect-kids

“These are our relatives, our neighbors, people who cannot return to countries in crisis. We remain committed to fighting back.” @yaelschacher.bsky.social, @refugeesintl.bsky.social, w/ @welcomewdignity.bsky.social on the Trump administration’s harmful policies welcomewithdignity.org/attacks-due-...

The recent termination of the CHNV program is part of the Trump admin's systematic attack on immigrant communities, those who support them, & the very notion of due process. We are committed to defending our communities against these attacks on their rights. welcomewithdignity.org/attacks-due-...

🚨Today the government terminated legal services for immigrant kids assisted through @acaciajustice.bsky.social's Unaccompanied Children Program, which provides a crucial lifeline to kids seeking safety. We urge the admin to reverse this cruel decision: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/cgrs-de... #ProtectKids

Forty-five yrs after the passing of the 1980 Refugee Act, we call on our elected leaders to reject the Trump administration’s cruel agenda, & to take meaningful, immediate action to keep our communities and families safe, together, and free Read our statement: welcomewithdignity.org/anniversary-...

🗓️TODAY: Join We Are All America, @rcusa.bsky.social & Church World Service at 1PM ET for a briefing on the 45th Anniversary of the Refugee Act & the current state of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Learn about real-time opportunities for advocacy & how to engage. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We condemn DHS's unjust detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a U.S. permanent resident, in a clear attempt to suppress pro-Palestine voices. Targeting human rights defenders for their speech is unconstitutional. We demand his immediate release.

The alarming return of family detention, a policy that was widely condemned and has been dormant for four years, is yet another layer of the Trump administration’s unprecedented and cruel expansion of immigration detention, that if fully realized will triple the current detention system.

Everyone deserves to feel safe in their homes, schools, & communities. Families deserve to be together & safe, to navigate their immigration cases in freedom. Read #WelcomeWithDignity's statement decrying ICE raids & the return of the shameful practice of family detention. bit.ly/WWD-Decries-...

📣Your Rights with the Media: A Guide for People Seeking Asylum - now available in English, Spanish, French, Kreyol, Portuguese, & Ukrainian, w/more languages coming soon. This resource supports immigrants in sharing their stories, while protecting their safety. Please share widely: bit.ly/kyr-media

The #WelcomeWithDignity Campaign calls on the administration to immediately reinstate TPS for Haiti. The administration & all elected officials must end racist scapegoating of Black immigrants & reject rhetoric that incites violence against our communities. Read our statement bit.ly/WWD-Decries-...

📰 This week, the government halted legal services for unaccompanied children. 🚨No one should have to navigate a complex legal system alone, and especially not children who are without their parents or legal guardian. 📝 Tell your members of Congress to act now to #ProtectKids ➡️ tinyurl.com/SaveUCP

Let's be clear: No child should ever represent themselves in immigration court. It is cruel and inhumane. We stand in solidarity with all our partners around the country who received these orders and continue to fight for the rights of immigrant children, families, and communities

The Trump administration has frozen legal services for unaccompanied children. This leaves 26,000 children - some too young to read or write - without access to their lawyers. Contact your members of Congress now to restore access to this lifesaving program ➡️

Yesterday, immigration experts held a press call to denounce the Trump administration’s stop work order forcing the abrupt halt of the federally funded and congressionally appropriated Unaccompanied Children Program -- leaving 26,000 children without their attorneys. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu4a...

"Mrs. P.’s youngest son asked his parents if his greatest fear would take place: that one day he’d go to school & upon returning home, his parents would no longer be there." These are the impossible conversations parents across the US are having w/their children. english.elpais.com/usa/2025-02-...

Joseph fled from his home in Cameroon to escape the threat of government persecution. After an arduous journey, he describes arriving at the U.S. border as finally “getting into light.” Learn more about Joseph’s story in our Letters to America project at www.aclu.org/letters-to-america.

NEW: We've filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump admin's attempts to shut down asylum at the border: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/news/immigra... With partners: @aclu.org @immigrantjustice.bsky.social @lasamericasiac.bsky.social @florenceproject.bsky.social @txcivilrights.bsky.social @raicestexas.bsky.social

We're honored to be joining @humanrightsfirst.bsky.social, our new institutional host, in continuing our fight for a just asylum system & the right for all people everywhere to seek safety.

Guantánamo Bay is a notorious legal black hole where people have been subject to torture, indefinite imprisonment, & human rights violations. It should be shuttered, not expanded to facilitate the Trump administration’s cruel, anti-immigrant agenda. wwdignity.org/WWD-denounce...

Immigrant rights are human rights, & the fight for justice is being reborn in this moment. Follow us + sign up for our newsletter to learn how to you can join the resistance to inhumanity & stay on the right side of history. immdef.org

🚨The DOJ has forced an abrupt halt to legal access programs for people in #immigration proceeding. These are a lifeline to people in detention or facing deportation. 📞Call your members of Congress today to ask the DOJ to restore justice to vulnerable people #DefendDueProcess

We joined #WelcomeWithDignity partners in telling Congress to REJECT any attempt to resurrect the cruel and deadly #RemainInMexico policy. Read our statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs: wwdignity.org/RMXStatement...

It’s the last day to apply for @WelcomingUSA’s Rural Welcoming Initiative! If selected, local non-profits or local governments will receive access to technical assistance & receive membership to the Welcoming Network. Apply now⬇️

Seeking asylum is a human right. The Biden admin can & must work to expand access to asylum at land border ports of entry—a policy approach that a majority of American voters support. A must-read piece from @yaelschacher.bsky.social & Ari Sawyer @refugeesintl.bsky.social