Ally Higham • stillsmallvox •

~A still, very small voice

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

Those of us who work in hospitals wake up each day wanting to do our work.

https://t.co/3QM4TriUFG

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@llbuono1426341 @Gianl1974 Make America great again by remembering who we really are.

It's not this.

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@MemeSecular @Gianl1974 Kermit weighs in...

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@LucasSa56947288 Make America great again by remembering who we really are:

Not this.

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

"We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons, for any end, or under any pretence whatsoever; and this is our testimony to the whole world."
- Quaker Peace Testimony

[کوکب خانم @Kokab_Khanoomm]

This ruling matters because it reaffirms a simple principle: government agencies must follow the law.

For more than six months, thousands of legal immigrants from 39 countries had their applications frozen despite being LAWFULLY present, paying taxes, studying, working, raising families, and contributing to American communities.

As Judge McConnell wrote, these individuals were not targeted because of anything they had done. Their applications were paused solely because of “the happenstance of their birth”, where they were born.

If there are legitimate security concerns about an individual applicant, the government already has the authority to investigate and deny that person.

What it cannot do is place entire nationalities into indefinite immigration limbo.

That is why the court ruled these policies unlawful!
#LiftTheHold
#USCISpause

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@Kokab_Khanoomm No.

[Press Unpause @PressUnpause]

Accurate description on what's been happening for the last 6 months, largely ignored by the media and public, despite this policy is been affecting 2MM+ LEGAL immigrants just because of their birth place. To know more visit https://t.co/8VTwpsmkAJ

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@isaacrrr7 Delusional.

- A Quaker

[Austin Kocher, PhD @ackocher]

591

The people ICE held at Delaney Hall in Newark this week, down from 891 in April. Only about 1 in 8 has a criminal conviction, despite claims it holds "the worst of the worst." Public only because internal ICE records shown to NYT.

[Austin Kocher, PhD @ackocher]

This Week by the {Immigration} Numbers is out. Every Friday I pull the figures that show where immigration enforcement is actually heading, and I give you a source for every one. Here is the week, by the numbers. 🧵

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@sanandreafault Yeah

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@ahmadfsamin One of my great-grandmothers, who lived past 90, adored the skin! Her youngest child Bill (William Thomas Stults, 1919-2024) did as well.

[FCNL (Quakers) @FCNL]

Our online April Quaker Changemaker event “Interrupting Gun Violence for Peaceful Communities” w/ @JoseWoss @pdmurch & Larissa Gil Sanhueza kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET. Visit https://t.co/gJBBajH2dE to register. And if you RSVP but can’t join, we'll send you the recording tomorrow.

[John Fugelsang @JohnFugelsang]

"Our faith compels us to protect the sanctity of human life. We are called to reject a culture of fear and self-protection that fuels a cycle of violence."
-United Methodist Church, "Take Action: United Methodist Call to End Gun Violence” 2021

“Our faith calls us to act on behalf of those who are most vulnerable. This includes advocating for gun control laws that will help reduce the epidemic of gun violence in our society.”
-Presbyterian Church (USA)

"We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fightings with outward weapons, for any end, or under any pretence whatsoever; and this is our testimony to the whole world."
- Quaker Peace Testimony

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@Lind_Chas @SenLBR Apicalypse now. 🙏🏻 Please.

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@sanandreafault Indeed.

- Lake Superior

[M@Akbari🇦🇫 @MA2017294317990]

Afghan P1/P2 families in Pakistan face deportation threats, insecurity, and extreme financial hardship. Congress, Senate, and State Department action is urgently needed. #AfghanAllies
Please act. #P1 #P2 #AfghanEvac

[Jahanzib Wesa @jahanzibwesa]

Because of the restrictions placed on women's rights and the lack of access to justice, God only knows how many more women like Liza Shams will become victims of domestic violence and abuse, with neither the opportunity nor the courage to speak about their suffering. Even if they wanted to speak out, who could they turn to?

When women are deprived of their fundamental rights, when husbands are officially given permission to beat their wives, when the doors to justice and protection are closed to women, and when there are no effective mechanisms to respond to domestic violence, perpetrators become further empowered. Beating and abusing a woman is not a right, it is violence and injustice. No human being should have the right to humiliate, abuse, or physically harm another person.

Cases like that of Liza Shams remind us that domestic violence destroys not only the life of a woman, but also the future and well-being of her children and family. Without effective systems to protect women and ensure accountability, the risk of similar tragedies will only continue to grow.

Women deserve dignity, safety, justice, and respect for their humanity. Let us stand on the side of compassion, conscience, and human dignity, and raise our voices against all forms of violence and abuse.

Please see the link below to learn more about the suffering Liza Shams endured and to support her family's call for justice:

https://t.co/73yhQ7waPJ

[Ally Higham • stillsmallvox • @AllyHigham]

@JanellMullen14 @cyrusmehta So elegantly stated.

Bye, Felicia.