On Saturday, January 28, a group of lawyers filed an emergency lawsuit on behalf of two Iraqi refugees with valid entry permits who were detained at JFK airport following President Trump’s new refugee and Muslim ban. Saturday night, US District Judge Ann Donnelly of the Eastern District of New York issued a temporary restraining order against the US government in the case.
On Sunday, January 29 at 11am ET/8am PT, members of the Darweesh v. Trump litigation team along with Make the Road New York will gather on a press call to describe the contents of the Judge’s order, and the outpouring of support from Americans who are showing up at airports and demanding that President Trump rescind his discriminatory policies.
WHO:
Becca Heller, Director and Co-Founder, International Refugee Assistance Project
Marielena Hincapie, Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center
Lee Gelernt, Deputy Director, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project
Make the Road New York
Lynn Tramonte, Deputy Director, America’s Voice Education Fund (moderator)
WHEN: SUNDAY, January 29 at 11am ET/8am PT
DIAL IN: 1-800-862-9015 with Passcode: 67501
