Episode 1: Title 42, The Invisible Border Wall

If you've never heard of Title 42, I'm not surprised. It's a super obscure part of the United States public health code. In this inaugural episode of Witness Radio, we unpack the evils lurking behind Title and explain why everyone should demand President Biden and DHS Secretary Mayorkas to rescind it...Now!

On the night I joined Guerline Jozef, Thomas Cartwright, Camilo Perez-Bustillo, and Joshua Rubin to discuss the tragic unintended consequences of Title 42, the Biden administration had already realized 23 deportation flights to Haiti, dropping thousands of the world's most vulnerable asylum seekers into a country literally on fire. Today, as we near Biden's first 100 days, deportation flights to Haiti now number 29 -- the lion's share taking place during Black History Month.

Meanwhile, the numbers of so-called unaccompanied youth crossing the border have skyrocketed. Why? Title 42.

Trump's real wall -- an invisible wall with Stephen Miller's fingerprints all over it -- Title 42 traps families in desperate need of humanitarian assistance and safety from persecution in some of the most dangerous places on earth. Unable to penetrate this invisible wall, too many parents make the heart-wrenching decision to send their kids across to "safety" alone. In Rubin's words, "It is a disaster. It is a tragedy. It is immoral. It is horrible."

Still not sure what Title 42 is? Listen to this podcast.

Then circle back here for more information:

The Invisible Wall: Title 42 and its Impact on Haitian Migrants

Haitian Bridge Alliance, UndocuBlack Network, Quixote Center

Black Immigrants Matter

Jack Herrera with Guerline Jozef, The Nation

The Time for a Paradigmatic Shift in How Americans View Immigrants and Immigration is Now

Sarah Towle, Southern Border Communities Coalition

Seven Myths We Must Unlearn To Reclaim Our Humanity

Sarah Towle, Medium, The Daily Kos

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