CALL TO ACTION #704: Stop the Atrocities Committed by the Department of Homeland Security In Our Names (June 20, 2019)
STOP THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN OUR NAMES!
More information is emerging about the atrocities being committed by DHS – in our names!
The DHS Inspector General reported shocking overcrowding at an El Paso processing center:
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- 76 people held in a cell meant for 12
- 41 in a cell for 8
- 155 in a cell for 35
- A girl who delivered prematurely by C-section sat in a wheelchair for seven days; her tiny, listless baby, wrapped in a soiled towel, received no medical care
- Refugees are held in “dog pound” cages outside on dirt
- Refugees are kept in “icebox” cells, sleep on concrete floors with only a thin Mylar blanket, the lights on 24/7
- Asylum-seekers are dumped back into Mexico. “[S]tunned migrants, some of whom had spent days in border jails, trudged … into the sweltering sun. Many had not showered in a week. They had no water, no cellphones, no money, and no place to live.”
- Refugee children are still being separated from their parents. “They would start crying and it wasn’t just tears, it was screams.”
“We have … a concentration camp system…[a] mass detention of civilians without trial.”
CONGRESS MUST STOP THESE ATROCITIES NOW!
**ACTION ONE: CALL OUR SENATORS**
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR SENATORS WYDEN AND MERKLEY:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .
FOR WYDEN:
…atrocities are being committed at our border. I am grateful to Senator Wyden for his bill to end the favorable tax treatment for private companies that build detention facilities and urge him to do everything he can to push McConnell to allow it to be considered. I call on Senator Wyden to speak out against the unlawful and immoral treatment of immigrants and refugees and to publicly advocate for an impeachment inquiry to investigate the wrong-doing by this lawless president.
Thank you.”
FOR MERKLEY:
…atrocities are being committed at our border. I am grateful to Senator Merkley for his relentless efforts to expose the unlawful and immoral treatment of immigrants and refugees. I urge him to co-sponsor Senator Wyden’s bill to end the favorable tax treatment for private companies that build detention facilities and do everything he can to push McConnell to allow it to be considered. I also call on him to publicly advocate for an impeachment inquiry to investigate the wrong-doing by this lawless president.
Thank you.:
Portland: (503) 326-7525, DC: (202) 224-5244
Salem: (503) 589-4555, Eugene: (541) 431-0229
Medford: (541) 858-5122, Bend: (541) 330-9142
La Grande: (541) 960-7691
https://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/
Portland: (503) 326-3386, DC: (202) 224-3753
Salem: (503) 362-8102, Eugene: (541) 465-6750
Medford: (541) 608-9102, Bend: (541) 318-1298
Pendleton: (541) 278-1129
https://www.merkley.senate.gov/contact/
**ACTION TWO: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN**
SAMPLE SCRIPT FOR WALDEN:
“My name is [–] and I’m a constituent from [town/city], Oregon [zip code]. I am calling because . . .
…atrocities are being committed at our border. I urge Greg Walden to co-sponsor Representative Meek’s bill to end the favorable tax treatment for private companies that build detention facilities and do everything he can to push for its passage. I also call on him to publicly advocate for an impeachment inquiry to investigate the wrong-doing by this lawless president.
Through Greg’s actions and inactions, he appears to fully support Trump, regardless of how much damage Trump is doing to our democracy and to world stability. Know that we are still here, that we will be working to flip his seat BLUE — #2020StartsNow!
DC (202) 225-6730, Medford: (541) 776-4646
Bend (541) 389-4408, La Grande (541) 624-2400
https://walden.house.gov/contact-greg/email-me
**ACTION THREE: BE AN ACTIVIST**
Visit the ORD2 Indivisible Event Calendar on a regular basis to keep updated on our local activities. Participate with us as often as you can.
TODAY, June 20 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-jackson-county-public-health-forum-medford/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Unidos 2020 Taco Bowl – Phoenix
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-unidos-2020-taco-bowl-phoenix/
July 4th Parade Singing and Marching Rehearsal – Ashland
June 23 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/july-4th-parade-singing-and-marching-rehearsal-ashland/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: No LNG Public Hearing, Stop Jordan Cove – Medford
June 26 @ 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-no-lng-public-hearing-stop-jordan-cove-medford/
Democratic 2020 Candidate Debate Watch Party – Medford
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/democratic-2020-candidate-debate-watch-party-medford/
Democratic 2020 Candidate Debate Watch Party – Ashland
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/democratic-2020-candidate-debate-watch-party-ashland/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Ranked Choice Voting Information Session – Ashland
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-ranked-choice-voting-information-session-ashland/
July 4th Parade Singing and Marching Rehearsal – Ashland
June 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/july-4th-parade-singing-and-marching-rehearsal-ashland-2/
Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Event: Emerge Oregon Southern Region Recruitment Event – Talent
June 30 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
https://ord2indivisible.org/event/non-ord2-indivisible-sponsored-event-emerge-oregon-southern-region-recruitment-event-talent/
SUBMIT EVENTS TO BE ADDED TO THE ORD2 INDIVISIBLE EVENT CALENDAR
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SOURCES:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/us/family-separation-trump-administration.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/reader-center/separated-migrant-children.html
https://twitter.com/ronwyden/status/1139545468898304000?s=11
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/us/border-africans-congo-maine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-sharehttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/us/baby-constantine-romania-migrants.html
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/06/18/trump-deportation-illegal-aliens-1367012
https://mobile.twitter.com/ECMcLaughlin/status/1139192167501484033
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/matthew-bowen-border-patrol-trial-847878/
https://apnews.com/4117f50a12d14f12915b6bb0d975614a
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2019-06/OIG-19-47-Jun19.pdf
https://www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/assets/2019-05/OIG-19-46-May19.pdf