Refugee Council USA, Welcome With Dignity campaign, and the Evacuate Our Allies Steering Committee jointly led a broad coalition of 130 national, state, and local organizations in a letter to President Trump, urging the administration to immediately reverse the recent actions that have halted or severely restricted refugee, asylum, and visa processing, particularly for Afghans, Somalis, and nationals from the nineteen travel ban countries.
The letter expresses deep concern that these abrupt policy shifts – without transparency, evidence, or congressional oversight – are causing widespread fear, destabilizing families, skirting legal obligations, and undermining long-standing humanitarian commitments.
The organizations emphasize that collective punishment and vilification of Afghans, Somalis, refugees, asylum seekers, or immigrants writ large is not sound national security policy, and it does nothing to make our communities safer.
They call on the administration to restore normal processing, provide clear public guidance, and uphold the United States’ legal and moral obligations to people seeking protection.
The Immigration and Refugee News Digest 