plan of action - march 20, 2017

DACA
Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a program for young people who arrived in this country before their 16th birthday; it allows them to work towards legal status and be safe from deportation. In the present hostile climate, DACA recipients are at risk for deportation if their reapplication is pending. In the case of Daniela Vargas of Jackson, MS, she was detained for deportation during the period after she had re-applied for DACA status and had received pending approval. She has been released but remains at risk for deportation. Daniel Medina Ramirez of Seattle remains in custody. Here’s more info.

Action:

Let one or more of the following people know that you’re watching to make sure that DACA participants are treated fairly and that the DACA program continues:
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1. The head of Homeland Security: The Honorable John F. Kelly, Secretary of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C.  20528.
2. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security: Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI). Email, Fax, call (202) 224-5323, or write 328 Hart Senate Office Bdg, Washington, DC 20510.
3. Check the list of members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security. If one of your senators is a member, contact that senator.
4. The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20500.
   
   

All Week: the Budget and ACA

Action:

In whatever time you have left every day during the week, contact your Senators, Congressperson, and/or the President about whatever aspects of the budget are near and dear to your heart. Information about the budget can be found on our website here.


Links to White House, Senate, and House contact info on Speak Out page of www.thetenminuteactivist.com