Stop Deporting Families Fleeing Violence #Not1More

From RAICES: Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services May 13, 2016

Dear Supporter:   Right now, in detention centers around the United States, there are mothers and children begging the Obama Administration officials for the right to ask for asylum. Instead of the Administration  respecting the rights of these families, they are forcing them to return to countries where they will be killed. Our client has been denied her 2nd bid for asylum despite the fact that her relative was murdered this past January, after he had also been deported from the United States. G.S. Family Denied 2nd Request for Asylum: Sign Petition to Free Them Our client, the G.S. family, mother and 12-year old daughter, fled from El Salvador after the mother had been repeatedly raped. This mother has brought her child to the United States and is seeking protection from the gangs that would post outside the young girl's school and threaten to take her as their property. Instead of our government giving this family a chance to ask for asylum, they are being told they need to sign deportation papers to be taken back to their deaths.  This needs to stop and YOU can help STOP it; sign and share this petition What is happening with the G.S. family is wrong. Worse yet this family is not alone in facing this uphill battle just to be able to share their story. As of late, this is a trend we are seeing where the Department of Homeland Security is refusing to allow victims of trauma to share their stories. The only way we can stop this is by winning release for families like the G.S. family.  Take Action: Call the Department of Homeland Security @ 202-732-3000 and leave a message of support for this case. Sample call-in script: "Hi, I was calling to ask that the family known as E.G.S. at the Karnes Family Detention Center be given a fair asylum interview. A victim of trauma should not be deported simply because she wasn't able to tell her story the first time. The G.S. family will be killed if deported, they should have a chance to tell their story. Thank you." After you call please let us know how the call went, we are trying to keep a tally of calls made. Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, Jonathan Ryan Executive Director RaicesTexas.org  RAICES promotes justice by providing free and low-cost immigration legal services and education to under-served immigrant children, families and refugees. RAICES has been working in the community since 1987, with offices in San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas and Fort Worth.