We have amazing news: the IJDH community has generated so many calls and so many signatures during Capitol Hill’s slowest week of the year that the lawyers got an extension for the Congressional amicus brief on Haitian TPS, and the Congressional leaders extended the signature deadline to Wednesday, September 3, at noon. Call today to keep making a difference for 350,000 Haitians facing forced return to horrific conditions!! So far we have four Senators and 43 Representatives stepping up for truth and our Haitian neighbors. That’s exciting, but we need more to have an impact. A list of signers is below. If any of your Senators or Representative are not on the list, please call them TODAY. Calling is really easy! Just dial Congress’ switchboard, (202) 225-3121 and provide either the name of your Congress Member or your address, and you will be patched through. Tell the person or voicemail this simple message: “This is [your name], calling from [your town] to urge [Representative/Senator X] to consider signing the amicus brief led by Senator Markey and Representative Cherfilus-McCormick opposing the termination of TPS for Haiti. This is time-sensitive, as signatures close on Wednesday September 3 at noon to meet a court deadline. Please contact Adam Safran in Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick’s office for details.” We know there is significant low-hanging fruit out there (as befits late August)! For example, only one Representative from Massachusetts has signed on, even though they all consistently support Haiti and immigration fairness. So I will be forwarding this action alert to friends and family across the state, and calling my Rep (for the third time). There are dozens more Members of Congress who will readily sign, if only we make sure that they know about it. Red State calls are still important!!! A national immigration advocacy leader called yesterday and said he 100% agrees with our call to engage with Republican members. He thinks that doing so will soften opposition to continuing TPS for Haiti, while supporting promising efforts by business and faith leaders to quietly build a constituency for fair immigration policy in the Republican Caucus. Gratefully, Brian Concannon PS: Click here for more information on Haitian TPS and our lawsuit PPS: Signers so far are Senators Markey, Padilla, Van Hollen and Warren, and Representatives Sewell, Figures (both AL); L. Simon, Waters (both CA); J. Hayes (CT); Degette (CO); McBride (DE); Holmes Norton (DC); Cherfilus-McCormick, S. Wilson, Wasserman Schultz, Frost, Castor and Soto (all Florida); H. Johnson, N. Williams (both GA); J. Jackson, D. Davis, Schakowsky (all IL); Carson (IN); T Carter (LA); Mfume (MD); Pressley (MA); Tlaib (MI); W. Bell (MO); Titus, Horsford (both NV); Clarke, Velazquez, Torres, Tonko, Meng (all NY); Evans (PA); Amo, Magaziner (both RI); S. Cohen (TN); S. Garcia, Doggett (both TX); Plaskett (VI); McClellan (VA); Jayapal (WA); and G. Moore (WI). PPS: Best to call today, to give offices time to review the amicus. But calls can still have an impact through Tuesday. | 
