1. United States
  2. Pa.
  3. Letter

Stop Deporting People to Active War Zones and Dictatorships

To: Rep. Houlahan, Sen. McCormick, Sen. Fetterman

From: A verified voter in Reading, PA

May 29

I am writing today because according to The Guardian, the Trump administration has deported over 21,000 people to countries the State Department labels too dangerous for Americans to visit, and I want to know what you're doing to stop it. This isn't a policy disagreement. It's the government sending people, including 600 children, into active war zones, brutal dictatorships, and countries where the US has no diplomatic relations whatsoever. The Marshall Project's analysis of ICE data makes the scale undeniable. More than 200 people were sent to Iran, including a Christian convert and a political dissident flagged as persecution risks, before the US-Israeli war broke out there. Three people were reportedly deported to North Korea! The overwhelming majority of those deported had no criminal convictions. The 1980 Refugee Act explicitly prohibits sending asylum seekers to countries where their life or freedom is threatened. This administration is violating that law in plain sight. I want a concrete answer: will you co-sponsor legislation to halt deportations to State Department "do not travel" countries, and will you demand a congressional investigation into these removals? Silence on this is a choice, and your constituents are watching.

Share on BlueskyShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on WhatsAppShare on TumblrEmail with GmailEmail

Write to Chrissy Houlahanor any of your elected officials

Send your own letter

Resistbot is a chatbot that delivers your texts to your elected officials by email, fax, or postal mail. Tap above to give it a try or learn more here!