Washington DC – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week introduced legislation to block immigration enforcement actions at sensitive locations like schools, hospitals and religious institutions without prior approval and exigent circumstances.
El Ley de protección de ubicaciones sensibles codifies the Department of Homeland Security’s existing policies and expands them to ensure that immigrants are able to access education, criminal justice and social services without fear of deportation.
“As Donald Trump continues his racist, extremist immigration agenda, it’s critical to protect access to fundamental services and institutions,” dijo Wyden. “No one should have to fear deportation while taking their children to school or practicing their faith at their place of worship. I won’t stop fighting until the Trump administration reverses course on its horrific immigration strategy of abuse and intimidation.”
“Everyone in America needs to be able to go to school, receive medical attention, or seek justice for a crime, free from fear that doing so would endanger them or their families,” dijo Merkley. “The Trump administration ordering Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel to conduct massive raids pushes immigrant families further into the shadows and threatens to separate more families, jeopardizing the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness bestowed upon each and every one of us. It’s time for Congress to make sure that anyone can go to school, a hospital, or religious institution without fear.”
El proyecto de ley, encabezado por el senador estadounidense Richard Blumenthal, demócrata por Connecticut, también está copatrocinado por Mazie Hirono, demócrata por Hawái, Tim Kaine, demócrata por Virginia, Kirsten Gillibrand, demócrata por Nueva York, Kamala Harris, demócrata por Virginia. California, Edward J. Markey, demócrata de Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren, demócrata de Massachusetts, Catherine Cortez Masto, demócrata de Nevada, Chris Murphy, demócrata de Connecticut, Tammy Duckworth, demócrata de Illinois, Brian Schatz, demócrata -Hawái, Amy Klobuchar, demócrata por Minnesota, Patty Murray, demócrata por Washington y Michael Bennet, demócrata por Colorado.
El proyecto de ley también es apoyado por más de 300 organizaciones nacionales, estatales y locales.
“The administration’s threat of massive immigration raids is a reminder of why it’s essential to safeguard places like schools and health care facilities from immigration enforcement actions. Our interviews with parents and early childhood providers revealed that parents across the country are afraid to take their children to child care, school, or the doctor for fear of coming into contact with immigration agents. We’re proud to endorse Senator Blumenthal’s Protecting Sensitive Locations Act, a bill that will help provide immigrant families with the peace of mind to carry out these essential activities,” Olivia Golden, executive director of the Center for Law and Social Policy, said.
El Ley de protección de ubicaciones sensibles requiere que, excepto en circunstancias especiales, los agentes de ICE reciban la aprobación previa de un supervisor cuando existan circunstancias exigentes antes de participar en acciones de aplicación de la ley en lugares sensibles, tales como: escuelas, hospitales y clínicas de salud, lugares de culto, organizaciones que ayudan a las víctimas de delitos y organizaciones que brindan servicios a niños, mujeres embarazadas, víctimas de delitos o abusos o personas con discapacidades físicas o mentales. La legislación también exige que los agentes de ICE reciban capacitación anual e informen anualmente sobre las acciones de aplicación de la ley en estos lugares.
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