Target: Jack O’Reilly Jr., Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan
Goal: Thank Mayor O’Reilly for standing up to ICE.
Jack O’Reilly Jr., the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, announced that his city would no longer be co-operating with ICE. This includes discontinuing holding detainees for them. This is a major step in the fight against ICE destroying families who are in America trying to make better lives for themselves.
Similarly, over 1,000 church congregations are now offering sanctuary to immigrants who are facing deportation. This is against the law, but Father Luis Barrios, the head of one of these sanctuary churches, says there is a moral imperative to help.
Both of these instances are strong proof that the tide is turning against ICE. People who come to America in good faith wanting a better life for their families should not be turned away. Your activism is making a difference. There is still a lot more fight ahead of us, but the petition you signed on ForceChange to tell our officials to stop working with ICE is making a difference. Every voice joining the fight makes our message heard more and more. Sign below and thank the mayor who took a stand against ICE.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Mayor O’Reilly,
What ICE is doing to tear apart families is unacceptable. Your announcement that Dearborn will no longer be co-operating with ICE is a great step in the right direction for the country. These people are coming to America to try to make better lives for themselves and their families. Our own ancestors all did the same thing at one time or another, and the legal system of migration is fatally flawed. No one should be expected to stay in their home country to die from starvation, violence, or disease when better opportunities are available here.
Every city that decides to take the side of these immigrants is making the right decision to make a better United States. We sincerely hope more cities will follow your example and tell ICE “no.” Thank you for doing the right thing.
Sincerely,
[ Your Name Here ]
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