TAKE ACTION: Support the NO BAN Act and Access to Counsel Act

Call your Representatives Today!
 
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on the Access to Counsel Act (H.R. 5581), and the NO BAN Act (H.R. 2214), as amendments to the Future Act (H.R. 2486), scheduled for a floor vote tomorrow. These two critical pieces of legislation will help ensure that immigrants, including survivors of violence, are not banned from the United States based on religious or nationality-based discrimination and have increased access to counsel.

  • The Access to Counsel Act would require Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents provide counsel to people, including non-citizens and unaccompanied children, who may be detained at borders and ports-of-entry so that they can understand and protect their rights. 

  • The NO BAN Act would repeal the Muslim, asylum, and refugee bans as well as the administration's most recent Muslim ban expansion, as well as provide more specific standards for when the Executive Branch can exercise its authority to restrict or limit entry from certain countries. Join us in supporting policies that are inclusive and promote safety, not bans like these which are marked by discrimination and xenophobia.

Call your member of Congress TODAY (Capitol Switchboard Number is 202.224.3121)

Sample Script: "My name is _______and I’m calling from [City and State] and I'm a voter in your district.  I’m calling today to ask [Representative________ ] to vote YES on both the Access to Counsel Act (HR 5581) and the NO BAN Act (HR 2214) which are going to be voted on as amendments to H.R. 2486. These amendments are important steps forward in ensuring that hate does not drive our immigration policy, and to increasing safety and support for immigrant and refugee survivors of gender-based violence."

See our letter to Congress for more background on these bills and their particular significance for immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes.