***MEDIA ADVISORY***
TODAY, March 16
1 pm EST
DIAL IN: 800-895-1549 ; PASSCODE: ‘IMMIGRATION’
This Week in the Immigration Debate: MD and HI Courts Rule Against Trump’s Muslim and Refugee Ban; Trump’s Deportation Force Funding Request
Washington, DC – Following the Hawaii and Maryland court rulings against Trump’s Muslim and refugee ban and Trump’s $3 billion dollar funding request to Congress to expand his Deportation Force and immigrant detention camps, legal experts and advocates will gather on a press call TODAY, March 16 at 1 pm EST to discuss the latest developments in the battle over Trump’s extreme anti-immigrant, anti-refugee, anti-Muslim, and un-American policies.
WHO:
- Kamal Essaheb, Director of Policy & Advocacy, National Immigration Law Center
- Tom Jawetz, Vice President of Immigration, Center for American Progress
- Jen Smyers, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Immigration and Refugee Program, Church World Service
- Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director, America’s Voice Education Fund (Moderator)
WHEN: TODAY, March 16 at 1 PM Eastern
DIAL IN: 800-895-1549; PASSCODE: ‘IMMIGRATION’
