Fil-Am lawyers condemn Trump’s immigration order

Newark, New Jersey Airport protest against Trump Muslin ban. BLUE JERSEY

The National Filipino American Lawyers Association (NFALA) denounced President Donald Trump’s recent executive order suspending entry of all refugees into the United States, banning Syrian refugees and blocking citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States for at least 90 days, even individuals who have already been granted permission to be in the country.

“The Executive Order unfairly discriminates based on race, religion, and national origin, and is directly contrary to the very fabric of our nation,” NFALA said in a press statement. “Federal courts are already recognizing that under the Executive Order, there will be substantial and irreparable injury to refugees, visa-holders, and other individuals from nations subject to the Order.”

NFALA members and officers. NFALA

The statement said further, ”Filipino immigrants constitute one of the largest foreign-born groups in the United States and NFALA stands together with the diverse communities of our nation.”

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NFALA’s CALL TO ACTION:

Take NFALA’s Unity Pledge! #MAGKAISA Pledge to contact your local, state and/or national representative to oppose President Trump’s January 27, 2017 Executive Order. You can find your representatives here: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find/ https://www.senate.gov/ https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/

Once you have done so, copy and paste the NFALA Unity Pledge below on social media and use the following hash tags: #NFALAunitypledge #MAGKAISA #[insert the word for “unite” in your native language].

NFALA UNITY PLEDGE #MAGKAISA: I pledge to speak out and stand up against policies that promote hostility toward immigrants and refugees, and jeopardize the welfare of diverse communities of our nation. I will contact my local, state and/or national representatives to have my voice heard.

Help with Airport Triage! If you are an attorney and/or translator/interpreter (i.e., Somali, Kurdish, Arabic & Farsi), NFALA encourages you to assist with ongoing Airport Triage provided by the Urban Justice Center International Refugee Assistant Project. You can register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScU15uSaSkA61YrGmXfplfOu2UwlcwIyEJXP uyON6SCE6YlAw/viewform

Immigration Attorneys Wanted! If you are a Filipino American immigration attorney and can lend your expertise, please provide NFALA your name, email address, telephone number, and jurisdiction for inclusion in NFALA’s attorney referral directory for potential clients seeking legal representation. You can submit your contact information here: https://goo.gl/forms/SPZxjkwlAwQWlO482