Dear John,
In response to President Trump’s executive order giving state and local officials authority to block refugee resettlement in their jurisdictions, HIAS – alongside two other refugee agencies – is suing the Trump administration.
Here’s why our lawsuit is so important: The administration’s unprecedented action could prevent refugees from joining their U.S.-based families – even though many have waited for years to reunite. It could block communities from welcoming refugees, even if they have long-standing and successful resettlement programs. And it could prevent resettlement agencies from maintaining local affiliate offices that provide essential services to refugees during their first critical years in our country.
The fact is, this is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to undermine our shared American values of protecting those in need of safety. That’s why HIAS is doing everything in our power to end this unlawful effort to ban refugees, and today, we’re asking for your help in this fight.
For more than a hundred years, our shared Jewish and American values have guided our work helping refugees build new lives of safety and freedom in the United States. It is these values that compel us not to look away from this intolerance – and to take a stand on behalf of those in need of our assistance.
President Trump’s executive action is an insult to the values upon which this nation was founded, and we’re calling on you to stand with us as we fight in court for refugees seeking safe havens in American communities. Please, we’re counting on you to step up at this crucial moment:
Thank you so much,
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