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Your Action = Hope for the Amari Family

The Amari family barely escaped with their lives from Syria. They know they can never go back. After an arduous journey, at last, they were accepted for resettlement in the United States. That was December 2016.

But as they prepared for their new life in Virginia, their entire world was shattered. When President Trump signed the Muslim ban, the U.S. government swiftly took back its promise to resettle Ahmed, Amina and their four young children — simply because of where they come from.

Since then, the family has been stranded in Lebanon; their hopes dwindle every day.

We are demanding that the United States keep its promise to refugees like the Amari family — and others facing similar plights.

The Amari children want to be doctors, fashion designers and surgeons. Their futures could be so bright. But their present is dire, and we must ensure their stability now so they can achieve their dreams.

We need 62,000 actions by World Refugee Day: take action now!

⬇ Make Your Voice Heard ⬇

Dear Senator/Representative {contact_data~lastName},
 
I write to urge you to support the National Origin-Based Anti-discrimination for Non-immigration (“NO BAN”) Act and to support policies that welcome refugees and asylum-seekers, not prevent them from coming to the U.S. I am deeply concerned about the administration’s actions concerning refugees and asylum-seekers - from the travel ban on Muslim-majority countries, attempts to limit the rights of asylum-seekers, and damaging policies towards refugees who need urgent access to resettlement, the administration’s policies seem designed to keep people out, not assist those in need of humanitarian protection.
 
I am particularly concerned about children and parents like the Amari family, a Syrian refugee family already accepted for resettlement to the U.S. in 2016 but are still stranded in Beirut, Lebanon due to the Administration’s harmful policies on refugee resettlement. Ahmed, Amina, and their four children (ages four, six, nine and eleven years old) are in an increasingly desperate situation as their case remains in limbo.
 
The NO BAN Act (H.R. 2214/S. 1123) would:

- Undo the animus-driven “Muslim ban” and check the President’s ability to discriminate based on religion or national origin, which needlessly affects the Amari family;
- Rescind the administration’s attempt to unlawfully limit the right of asylum at the U.S. border; and
- Remove needless obstacles for refugees urgently in need of resettlement to a third country, who are already subject to more vetting than any other group entering the U.S.
 
This bill is a much-needed step to ensure that no one can be banned based on their religion or nationality ever again. I urge Senator/Representative {contact_data~lastName} to become a cosponsor of the NO BAN Act today, and support policies that welcome and support refugees and asylum-seekers.
 
Respectfully,

{user_data~First Name} {user_data~Last Name}

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