Thread by @drbashir2018

URGENT SPECIAL EDITION from @inspiredjen and @AoCChecklist:

As Americans of conscience, we value showing respect for all people, no matter where they were born.

💙ACTION: STAND WITH THE KIDS ICE IS LOOSING!

How can you help? See below for script and more...1/

✏️Script: Dear [name], During a Senate oversight hearing, Steven Wagner stated that the whereabouts of 1,475 immigrant children are unknown. 2/

wfmz.com/news/politics/…

✏️Script (cont): Our nation has a moral responsibility to protect children and treat them with basic decency, regardless of immigration status. 3/

nytimes.com/2018/04/26/us/…

✏️ Script (cont): This means we must vet caretakers thoroughly to prevent exposing kids to work- and sex traffickers. 4/
mobile.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/us/…

✏️ Script (cont): We must stop the inhumane practice of separating children from parents as an immigration deterrent. 5/
nbcnews.com/news/latino/an…

✏️ Script (cont): We must hold detention facilities accountable for child abuse. 6/
aclu.org/news/aclu-obta…

✏️ Script (cont): We must track kids post-release to ensure their well-being—especially those currently missing. As a taxpayer funding this egregious neglect of duty, I urge you to take full and immediate responsibility .... 7/
motherjones.com/politics/2018/…

✏️ Script (cont): for the well-being and safety of vulnerable children and infants. Sincerely, [name, state]

Contact each of the officials below using the script above. 8/

1) Chief of Staff John F. Kelly
📬 The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500
📱Phone: [phone]

2) Attorney General Jeff Sessions
📬US Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530-0001
📱Phone: [phone]
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3) DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen
📬 Secretary of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C. 20528
📩Email: [e-mail]
📱Phone: [phone]

4)Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan
📬Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 500 12th St. SW, Washington, D.C. 20536

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5) HHS Secretary Alex Azar
📬Office of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201
📩Email: [e-mail]
📱Phone: [phone]

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6) Acting Assistant ACF Secretary Steven Wagner
📬Administration for Children and Families, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201
📱Phone: [phone]​

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7) ORR Director Scott Lloyd
📬Office of Refugee Resettlement, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C ST SW, Washington DC 20201
📱Phone: [phone]

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8)Your two senators and one House representative
Even if you think they A. already agree or B. don’t care. They work for you.
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Find their address here: contactingcongress.org

Here is the TTY link to contact officials: federalip.us

OTHER ACTIONS to help young people immigrating to the US:

💙A) Donate: Post bond for three endangered young women before their May 30 asylum hearing. chuffed.org/project/refuge…

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💙B1)Sign: ACLU petition opposing the separation of families
action.aclu.org/petition/separ…

💙B2) Donate to @ACLU (who has been working overtime with this admin) 16/
aclu.org/donate-aclu?re…

💙C )Follow and siign up for @inspiredjen' s weekly @AoCChecklist to stay informed and for actions that are making a HUGE difference: 17/
jenniferhofmann.com/home/weekly-ac…

💙D) Post on Social Media (SAMPLE Posts):

🌊Stand with the 1,475 vulnerable children our government can’t find. 18/
goo.gl/yVeJKg #WhereAreTheChildren

🌊Our government can’t locate almost 1,500 children and infants separated from their parents. Urge goverment officials to take full and immediate responsibility for their safety: 19/
goo.gl/yVeJKg #WhereAreTheChildren

A quote from @BarackObama to help us #persist amid tragedies like this: " “It's easier to be cynical; to accept that change isn't possible, and politics is hopeless, and to believe that our voices and actions don't matter. But if we give up now, then we forsake a better future.”