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In reply to the discussion: I am going to church tomorrow. [View all]grantcart
(53,061 posts)53. They are working on the NEW policy of forced separation
The undocumented minors arrived without their parents and were not separated from their parents
They are the children of the 320,000 who had received Temporary Protection Status under President Obama were released to come to a court date. Trump removed the TPS and now the 320,000 and the unaccompanied minors who the Brookings Institute has said were placed with their families in 95% of the time are no longer coming to immigration court. They are hiding, not missing.
The details are here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210658852
The United Methodist Church is working on both issues:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210658852
Temporary Protected Status (TPS), established by Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990, allows individuals from certain countries to remain and work lawfully in the U.S. during a period in which it is deemed unsafe for nationals of that country to return home. TPS is granted as a result of natural disaster, armed conflict, epidemic or other extraordinary conditions. Approximately 320,000 individuals in the U.S. from ten countries have TPS. In most cases, these TPS holders have lived here more than 15 years, during which time they have had U.S. citizen children, bought homes, built careers, and made the United States their home.
. . .
The Trump Administration has begun terminating this program. The majority of TPS recipients are from El Salvador (195,000), Honduras (57,000), and Haiti (50,000). El Salvador and Haiti have recently received 18-month terminations, meaning their status will be revoked in the summer and fall of 2019, respectively. Honduras has received a 6-month extension, so the next decision date for their TPS program is May 4, 2018. Nicaragua and Sudan have also been cancelled. The majority of individuals with TPS are not eligible to apply for another form of relief. Thus, once their TPS is cancelled they will be considered undocumented, no longer allowed to work lawfully, and be subject to deportation. The financial cost to ending TPS is significant. Not only would these individuals be no longer able to contribute to the U.S. economy, deporting TPS holders from El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti alone would cost over $3 billion. See the attached chart for an overview of the ten countries that have TPS and where the program stands.
Because their is NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER FORM OF RELIEF these families have stopped cooperating with the immigration courts and are not showing up for their appointments.
The question isn't what happened to the 1500 but why anyone who is in this category would show up at all. Their relief was given and now taken by Executive Order, there is no judicial relief possible under any circumstances.
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Do it when they have the 'prayers for the people ' this is what it is called in the Episcopal church
Demsrule86
May 2018
#6
My Methodist Church here in Marble Falls has locked all its doors 24/7 and has armed...
marble falls
May 2018
#10
I hope you will have some specific, concrete actions to suggest and contact information
Tanuki
May 2018
#19
...but the OP is talking about "interrupting" the service and potentially getting arrested.
brooklynite
May 2018
#102
Hey, you may have just started a movement. Let this go viral! I will do my part.
Alethia Merritt
May 2018
#24
I wish you all the best. Two United Methodist Churches I've gone to in my area, I went to
raccoon
May 2018
#26
I think it was last year that you posted you intended to jerk the tablecloth off the table at dinner
Tipperary
May 2018
#27
Before criticizing them, you might want to read up on what the UMC is actually doing:
jberryhill
May 2018
#31
Thanks for posting this. I just got off the phone with a friend who is a Methodist.
Tipperary
May 2018
#35
People are angry and they should be, but he doesn't have the facts he thinks he has.
grantcart
May 2018
#60
Excellent. So glad to hear it. Esp since I was raised Methodist. Thanks. nt
Honeycombe8
May 2018
#89
lol, which has nothing to do with the fact that they are conflating two different stories
grantcart
May 2018
#106
This poster said last year that she intended to rip up a tablecloth from the table at a holiday
Tipperary
May 2018
#43
Nope. No stalking. I have a good memory and that one stuck because of my own issues at the time.
Tipperary
May 2018
#59
I am so glad you are here to defend this poster. But I do not care about your opinion.
Tipperary
May 2018
#66
You might use some Old Testament Leviticus, a book the conservative members love so much.
Brother Buzz
May 2018
#45
Especially if it would lead to everyone working, including Grits, with the wider UMC initiatives!
moriah
May 2018
#86
GOOD FOR YOU. We all have to do something for these kids that are being torn away from
onecent
May 2018
#83
Kudos to ytou for going well above and beyond compared to what me and others do.
Kaleva
May 2018
#85
As long as you're polite and don't challenge their tax exempt status you'll be fine
bucolic_frolic
May 2018
#105