Daily Dispatch 9/23/2019: This week we need to get in Congress’ face

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InAlienableDaily Dispatch
September 23, 2019

There are a couple of opportunities to get engaged in activities to pressure Congress on immigration issues. There will be oversight hearings on the Muslim Travel Ban tomorrow (Tuesday, September 24) and on Thursday, September 26, there will be oversight hearings on Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s system of immigrant detention.


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Muslim Travel Ban Oversight Hearing, Tuesday, September 24, 2019 

We provided some detailed background on the policy and some of the activities that are being planned in D.C. in the Dispatch last week. You can take a look at that  

Social media activities (sample tweets, posts, hashtags, images!) are .

Details on the hearing itself:

Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Muslim Ban

September 24, 2019 10:00 AMLocation: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515Subcommittee: Oversight and Investigations 

Joint hearing with the Committee on Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship

Witnesses, Panel One

Edward RamotowskiDeputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State 

Elizabeth NeumannAssistant Secretary for Threat Prevention and Security Policy, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans , U.S. Department of Homeland Security 

Todd HoffmanExecutive Director, Admissibility and Passenger Programs, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Panel Two 

Abdollah Dehzangi Baltimore, MD

Ismail Ahmed Hezam Alghazali Brooklyn, NY

Farhana Khera President and Executive Director, Muslim Advocates

Andrew R. ArthurResident Fellow in Law and Policy, Center for Immigration Studies


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ICE Oversight Hearings, Thursday, September 26, 2019

There are two hearings happening on the topic of ICE detention, one with government witnesses and one with witnesses themselves impacted by detention. This is a great opportunity for us to make a lot of noise about the abuses and impunity in ICE detention. On the day of the hearings, we are encouraging everyone to share stories about individuals and families who've suffered because of detention, and provide solutions and alternatives to mass incarceration. 

You can help by sharing on social media. Take a look for sample tweets, suggested Facebook posts and images that can be shared across platforms. 

Information about both hearings:

"The Expansion and Troubling Use of ICE Detention" -- House Judiciary, Immigration & Citizenship Subcommittee

* Thursday 9/26 at 10:30, 2141 Rayburn

* Notice

* Panel of witnesses will include three individuals who were recently released from ICE detention and three policy witnesses on detention, mechanisms for release, and alternatives

"Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities: Is DHS  Doing Enough?" -- House Homeland Committee, Oversight, Management & Accountability Subcommittee

* Thursday 9/26 at 2 pm

* Notice

* Witnesses include ICE leadership and Jenni Nakamoto, see notice for full list.