Ohio is home to many Black Mauritanians and their families who fled genocide decades ago. With slavery, land grabbing, state violence, stripping of citizenship, and other abuses still happening, many are also seeking asylum in the United States today.
The Biden administration and Congress CAN take steps to bring stability to Black Mauritanians. Join us by taking at least one action from this toolkit every day! The toolkit was created by the TPS For Mauritania Working Group, with Mauritanian Network for Human Rights in US, UndocuBlack Network, USCRI, and others.
We demand both EMERGENCY protection, in the form of Temporary Protected Status, Deferred Enforced Departure, parole, or other administrative actions—as well as PERMANENT protection with a path to citizenship from Congress.
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New FWD.US blog post about the need for TPS for Mauritania. Columbus Dispatch article about a local Black Mauritanian family that wants to reunite in the US. A brief reunion between Saidu Sow, deported in 2021, and his wife and daughter. Ohio Immigrant Alliance report: “Black Mauritanians’ Ongoing Search for Safety.”
Don’t forget to share the “Week of Action” toolkit with your network today!
#TPS4Mauritania #DefendBlackMigrants #ReuniteUS