MIL-OSI USA: García, Barragán, Ramirez, Grijalva Call for Rescission of New Asylum Interim Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Nannette Barragán (CA-44), Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Congressman Raúl Grijalva (AZ-07), joined by 15 colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and USCIS Director Ur Jaddou, expressing serious concerns about recent decisions by the Biden administration that would significantly limit access and the right to seek asylum at the U.S. southern border.

This letter is endorsed by: Instituto del Progreso Latino, Western Illinois Dreamers, IL Migrant Council, Chinese American Service League, PASO – West Suburban Action Project, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, National Immigrant Justice Center, Southern Border Communities Coalition, Mujeres Latinas en Acción, Latino Policy Forum, Metropolitan Family Services, Kino Border Initiative, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, International Refugee Assistance Project , Women’s Refugee Commission.