Thomas J. Rachko, Jr.

@ThomasRachkoJr

US Program, | ‘20 | Urban Fellow '16-'17 | '15 | BX, NYC ‘93 🇨🇺🇺🇸| views = mine & RTs ≠ endorsements.

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    Dec 3

    NEW: Union for USCIS asylum officers tasked w/ Remain in Mexico screenings call policy "irredeemably flawed" & that its restart "makes our members complicit in violations of U.S. federal law & binding int'l treaty obligations of non-refoulement that they have sworn to uphold."

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    Dec 3

    Recognize Immigrants’ Human Need for Stability

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    Dec 3

    After years of insecurity the basic human need for stability deserves legislative action. Senate should reinstate a pathway to citizenship & Congress needs to deliver lasting protection & permanency for undocumented families. This is the year.

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    Dec 2

    I believe the applicable phrase here is "lipstick on a pig." There is ample evidence that MPP/Remain in Mexico has put people in harm's way; the "improvements" to MPP unveiled today are barely cosmetic and don't fix its fundamental flaws.

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    Dec 2

    . & 8 other NGOs call out US border officials--under Title 42 & MPP 'Remain in Mexico'--for repeatedly & systematically failing 2 refer migrants for Conv against Torture (CAT) screenings. When screenings did occur, they fell short of CAT standards.

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  6. Dec 2

    A country where Black and Latinx people serve harsh sentences while others make million-dollar profits is unjust. The MORE Act would decriminalize marijuana, resentence federal convictions & more. Tell Congress to pass the MORE Act TODAY.

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    Dec 2

    Americans agree that criminalization of marijuana ruins lives. 19 states have already legalized marijuana, but the nation’s patchwork of laws means someone is still arrested for marijuana every 90 secs. Tell Congress this is wrong and to pass the MORE Act.

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    Dec 2

    . stands w/ , , , , , , , & in urging , , , , to recommit to human rights treaty obligations.

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    Dec 2

    Nine civil and human rights groups urge the administration to re-commit the US to full compliance with its treaty obligations during the upcoming and in observance of International .

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  10. Dec 2

    As the and approaches, it is time for the , , , , admin to take the steps necessary to comply fully with its international human rights treaty obligations.

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  11. Dec 2

    US reporting under on compliance w/ the Convention against Torture has: ▪️ Obscured border policies that violate CAT; ▪️ Ignored actions inconsistent with CAT re Gitmo & the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program; ▪️ Shown scant evidence of accountability for law enforcement.

    President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Evan Vucci
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    Dec 2

    : Human Rights First joined 8 civil & human rights orgs in urging the Biden admin. to recommit the U.S. to full compliance with its Convention Against treaty obligations during the upcoming Summit for .

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    Dec 2

    Human Rights organizations to Biden admin officials on failure to comply with Convention Against Torture: "[T]he Title 42 and MPP programs turn people seeking protection back to places where they are, as US officials know, targets of torture, kidnappings and brutal attacks."

    : Human Rights First joined 8 civil & human rights orgs in urging the Biden admin. to recommit the U.S. to full compliance with its Convention Against treaty obligations during the upcoming Summit for .
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    Dec 2

    Follow covering Congressional hearing today to understand problems with the deeply flawed approach being taken to combat the opioid crisis. More criminalization is not the answer. See this letter: , and article below for background.

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    Dec 1

    Marijuana prohibition has disproportionately harmed young people of color. NY's taken important steps to address these harms. We're working to pass the Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act to bring the progress we've made in NY to the federal level

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    Nov 30

    “It's never been about COVID-19. It's always been about blocking asylum seekers and blocking migrants.” Thank you for working to fact check .

    Gov. Greg Abbott has responded to the Biden administration’s recent COVID-19 travel ban on South African countries, claiming that some migrants being apprehended at the border are coming from South Africa.
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    Nov 30

    Voters will always remember what Congress did – or didn’t do – about systemic racism when it had the chance. , do the right thing and bring to a full House vote ✊.

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    Nov 30

    "The correctional telecom industry rakes in more than $1.4 billion annually from prison phone calls. That cost is passed on to families of incarcerated people—disproportionately low-income, & disproportionately people of color." Calls should be free.

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    Nov 30

    💉 “Vaccine” is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year! ✍️ Let's use it in a sentence: 🔊 Rich governments and pharmaceutical corporations are undermining universal, equitable, and affordable access to the Covid-19 vaccine.

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    Nov 30

    In an attempt to curb overdose deaths, New York City will open the nation’s first authorized supervised injection sites for drug users. They will provide clean needles, administer naloxone to reverse overdoses and provide options for addiction treatment.

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