Several dozen people attended the signing event, periodically erupting into chants such as “No hate. No fear. Immigrants are welcome here.”
”We want to assure families that if this happens (in Washington to immigrant families), your children will be safe,” said DCYF Secretary Tana Senn.
After Ferguson signed the order, Roxana Norouzi, executive director of OneAmerica, said: “We feel not safe, but a little more secure in our communities.” OneAmerica is a Washington-based grassroots organization focused on immigrant and refugee issues.
A few days ago, the Trump administration announced that immigration enforcement officers can seize undocumented people in churches, schools and health care facilities — places declared sanctuaries by the Biden
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