Our government is going after mothers and children trying to escape bloody violence.
You read that right. The Obama administration is coming down hard on Central American families who have sought asylum in this country. They have fled some of the world’s deadliest countries – escaping brutal drug, gang, and domestic violence. They came here to live safe and free lives. And now, after failing to give them a fair shake in presenting their asylum claims, we’re forcing them from their homes in terrifying pre-dawn raids and sending them back without due process.
Stand strong with these families. Tell President Obama to stop targeting Central American mothers and children.
My heart breaks for them – for the sleeping children torn from their beds in the middle of the night, for the parents who watched helplessly as agents with guns were bearing down on them.
My heart breaks for millions of other families who weren’t raided and yet still suffer enormously. These raids are sending shockwaves of fear around the country. Parents are afraid to send their children to school, and children fear that their parents will disappear. People are canceling their appointments at health clinics. They’re terrified that they will be arrested by immigration agents.
Mothers and children targeted in these raids are people risking everything to live safe and free lives. They are not our enemies. Demand that President Obama stop targeting Central American families.
Thanks for taking action,
Anthony Romero of the ACLU Action Team
