***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Thursday, March 16
1 pm EST
DIAL IN: 800-895-1549 ; PASSCODE: ‘IMMIGRATION’
This Week in the Immigration Debate: Muslim and Refugee Ban Set to Go into Effect; Trump’s $6.6 Billion Deportation Force Funding Request
Washington, DC – As the revamped and equally cruel Muslim and Refugee ban is set to take effect, the Trump Administration is sending a multi-billion dollar funding request to Congress to expand its Deportation Force and immigrant detention camps. Join legal experts and advocates on a press callThursday, 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:
- Tom Jawetz, Vice President of Immigration, Center for American Progress
- Jen Smyers, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Immigration and Refugee Program, Church World Service
- Jackie Vimo, Policy Analyst, National Immigration Law Center
- Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America’s Voice Education Fund (Moderator)
WHEN: Thursday, March 16 at 1 PM Eastern
DIAL IN: 800-895-1549; PASSCODE: ‘IMMIGRATION’
