The Case for Asylum in These Less Than United States
(Common Dreams) In late March, I sat in the gallery of the Supreme Court for the first time in my life. Throughout my 30 years of grassroots anti-poverty work, I’ve joined countless protests and vigils outside the Court. In 2018, I was even arrested and held in detention for praying on its palatial steps.
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The Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio is facing an existential crisis after TPS protections were stripped away in July. Dozens of people have been detained by ICE and hundreds of people have been shackled with ankle monitors. Thousands more are living in fear and uncertainty. And now the community is grieving the devastating death of 20-year old college student Pierre Damas Bel.
Through their pain, a clarion call has emerged: Unshackle Springfield. This week, community members and faith leaders are lifting up four demands through vigils and non-violent congressional actions in Springfield, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus:
1. End the ankle monitor program NOW.
2. ICE out of Springfield.
3. Permanent Protected Status for the Haitian community.
4. Release all our detained Haitian neighbors, including two pastors, and return them to our community now
Join us this Thursday, September 10 at 7 PM ET to hear directly from local organizers about the ongoing struggle for freedom and dignity in Springfield and across Ohio. We will also hear plans for a national day of solidarity on September 19 – to Unshackle Springfield and the many other communities facing division, dehumanization, criminalization, surveillance, detention, and deportation.
Register for the call: bit.ly/UnshackleSep10
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