'The implications of the coronavirus are far-reaching and will particularly impact some of our most vulnerable communities...Add to this list: immigrants, both documented and undocumented.' From MahsaKEsq of AILANational:
DHS should similarly release immigration detainees that have no criminal convictions back to their families for the health and safety of millions in our country. DHS has admittedly taken one helpful approach: announcing new guidance that allows millions of international students studying in the U.S. to attend online classes without jeopardizing their immigration status.
With many universities switching to online classes for the remainder of the academic year, international students would have been in violation of their student visas and be subject to deportation proceedings. This has come as a relief to many American host families and those that support international students.
More importantly, travel bans don’t stop the virus and give a false sense of security—because the coronavirus is already widespread in the United States. The coronavirus doesn’t need a visa to enter our country, jails, hospitals, schools or neighborhoods. We put our community’s health at risk if we don’t create safe a environment for those who are sick to come forward and get treatment. And building a wall or establishing a travel ban does nothing to stop the spread of the virus., legislation that would use the $1.3 billion dollars of taxpayers’ money earmarked for the border wall to instead fund CDC’s efforts to combat COVID-19.
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