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  SUPPORT SYRIANS WITH T.P.S. TODAY!!                 A decision regarding 6,900 Syrians with Temporary Protected Status is expected today or tomorrow from DHS.
   Call DHS & Congress NOW!

      I.  Help save Syrian lives TODAY as you: 
    
1)  CALL DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) COMMENT LINE:
202-282-8495.  Remind them of the U.S. State Dept.'s own view above, and urge they re-designate and extend TPS protections for Syrians!

2)  CALL YOUR U.S. REPRESENTATIVES & SENATORS at 202-224-3121 to ask them to also call DHS, and to make a statement in support of TPS re-designation and extension. The number above will link you with your Senators & Representatives if you share your zip code.

3)  LEARN ABOUT AND PRAY FOR SYRIANS as you read this report, "No Safety in a Warzone," from faith partners:  https://cliniclegal.org/sites/default/files/resources/No-Safety-in-a-Warzone.pdf.  Also, see a faith support letter for Syrian TPS at: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Interfaith-TPS-Letter-Syria-January-23-2018.pdf.  Use these to find further talking points as you talk with DHS and your leaders.

4) SHARE MESSAGES ON TWITTER & FACEBOOK using the tag #SaveTPS and images from Syria.

5)  IF YOU KNOW SYRIAN REFUGEES OR TPS HOLDERS, tell DHS and your leaders and community about what your relationship with them means to you, and the dangers present in their homeland that make returning unsafe.

II.  Also, don't forget that NOW thru FEB. 3rd is our          WEEK OF FAITH ACTION to remember the 1 Year Anniversary of the Muslim Ban!
HOW TO TAKE ACTION:
1)  CLICK  Faith Toolkit & Resources  for multiple helps & links on how to take action throughout the week to support refugees & Muslim communities.

2)  LOOK FOR ACTIONS  near you, or register an action you may wish to hold, at:  www.nomuslimbanever.com.  
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3)  PRINT OUT AND SIGN 
the above No Muslim Ban/Refugee Support Postcards.  Download from: http://bit.ly/2DwUihO .  
Be sure to sign three; 1 for each of your Senators and 1 for your Representative.  Go here to download copies:  Then, deliver in person to your legislators' local offices, and/or scan and send to: [email protected] for delivery in D.C. offices! 

4)  SIGN ON  ELECTRONICALLY to the postcard to let your legislators know how much you support and welcome refugees at:   http://bit.ly/RefugeesWelcomeNoBan

5)  DOWNLOAD REFUGEES WELCOME SIGNS at:  http://bit.ly/RefWelcomeSigns                                          
                                      
For additional resources go to the  Refugees Welcome webpage, at www.refugeesarewelcome.org.

                                             For advocacy questions, contact:                                                                R ev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea, Director, Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries, [email protected],  202-957-7826.
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and select "Refugee & Immigration Ministries."

Thanks for raising your voice and values of faith to support immigrants and refugees, and for answering the call to  "open your mouths to defend the rights...of the needy." (Proverbs 31:8)

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