Tara Tidwell-Cullen

Writer, editor, researcher, human rights activist. Inconsistent tweeter. Comms director @NIJC but tweets here are my own.

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

This week was #HumanRightsDay & 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognized the right to seek asylum in any country in the aftermath of WWII's Nazi genocide.

Congress spent the day debating whether to eliminate those rights in the U.S. 🧵1/

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

⚠️URGENT ACTION ALERT⚠️
People's right to seek asylum is under attack.

Tell Congress: Do NOT accept extreme anti-asylum and anti-immigrant measures in exchange for aid.

TAKE ACTION & send a quick message now: https://t.co/wsyCzEsOOK

[Mary M. McCarthy @NIJCmccarthy]

Thank you @SenWarren. NIJC is proud to stand with you to protect asylum seekers and immigrant communities.

[Tara Tidwell-Cullen @TaraTC]

.@SenatorDurbin @SenDuckworth & @RepMikeQuigley: As your constituent, I ask you to reject any proposal that would take away the right to seek asylum or harm immigrants in our communities in exchange for unrelated funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. #SaveAsylum

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

"...I am deeply concerned that thousands of individuals fleeing persecution will never be able to tell their stories and have a chance at safety in our country. " - NIJC atty Stephanie Spiro details @POTUS fast denial of safety for asylum seekers.

READ: https://t.co/7iWGJNxg4L

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

Our client Robert Panton shared his story with @fox5nytoday as ICE put him on an ankle shackle & a step closer to deportation. Robert's Harlem community, family & congressional reps continue to stand behind him and demand that ICE #KeepRobertHome

https://t.co/uJDXOOdKIJ

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

NEW: The Biden admin is forcing asylum seekers through rushed asylum screenings in @CBP custody. Our legal teams are doing their damndest to get services to people but the admin is blocking legal access at every turn. Our 2nd report w/ findings 👇1/ https://t.co/nDJLlTdUYx

[Tara Tidwell-Cullen @TaraTC]

RIVERMOUTH is such a beautiful book. Congratulations @olivalejandra_!

[Alejandra Oliva @olivalejandra_]

RIVERMOUTH is out in the world today. I'm tremendously proud of it, and tremendously, tremendously grateful to everyone that has helped make it a reality.

https://t.co/MVeM2MDGFD

[Tara Tidwell-Cullen @TaraTC]

@olivalejandra_ I love your book so much. Nearly through it (my occupational hazard is being a slow reader). I hope you are enjoying the ride! Can't believe it's already 6/20!

[Alex Rivera @Alex_Rivera]

A deportation is not an 'ending'-it's a political act, and can be undone. That's why I produced a short film for the #chancetocomehome campaign, which is demanding a process for deported people to return to their homes in the U.S. The film premieres in an event TODAY 2pmET/11amPT

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

BIG NEWS: @CoryBooker will speak at today's #ChanceToComeHome launch & film premiere along with @repcleaver @MondaireJones @SenAlexPadilla & 10 deported people fighting to return to reunite with loved ones! Don't miss it: https://t.co/DHd59QsBmw

[Nayna Gupta @nayna_gupta]

When I met deported US Navy veteran Howard Bailey 2 yrs ago I thought damn the 🌎 needs to know him.

Then I met 10 more 🔥💪🏽 unjustly deported people fighting for a #ChancetoComeHome to reunite w loved ones💔

FINALLY. It’s happening!!!!
Come meet them tmmrw 2 pm EST! RSVP👇🏽

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

WATCH trailer for NEW film by @Alex_Rivera! Howard & Vanessa were deported from their homes & separated from their families. Only one was able to return home. Don't miss the #ChanceToComeHome film premiere THIS THURSDAY 6/1. RSVP: https://t.co/DHd59Qs3wY https://t.co/ySUS2XKvk9

[Heidi Altman @heidiraltman]

.@NIJC ED @NIJCmccarthy & I are in Brownsville after witnessing the new asylum ban in effect for people in Matamoros waiting - but still unable - to ask for asylum, a right guaranteed them by US law. We saw the dangers & anti-Black racism they endure. The US must rescind the ban.

[Heidi Altman @heidiraltman]

Digesting all we’ve witnessed in delegation to Reynosa and Matamoros invited by @HaitianBridge. So many people who’ve journeyed so far, seeking nothing more than safety, now blocked by the new asylum ban. Grateful to @GuerlineMJozef for her leadership and courage

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

BREAKING: We just filed a legal challenge to Biden's new asylum ban.

Read our joint statement w/ co-counsel @ACLU, @ACLU_NorCal & @CGRS_Asylum ➡️

https://t.co/4jXe6CTnTs

#WelcomeWithDignity #NoAsylumBan

[Julián Castro @JulianCastro]

“This is the first president in the history of the United States of America that says anybody seeking asylum has to do it in another country.”

Today, with his new asylum rule, Biden became the second president. Promise broken.

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

"The Biden admin has abandoned its commitment & obligation to rebuild the US asylum system and uphold our country’s historic commitment to offer refuge to people fleeing persecution."
Our ED Mary Meg McCarthy on the new asylum ban: https://t.co/iOP7IMZI2K
#WelcomeWithDignity

[National Immigrant Justice Center @NIJC]

This weekend, be sure to read this @nytimes piece by @olivalejandra_ that encapsulates the frustrations, anxiety, and inaccessibility of current asylum policies, and the U.S. gov's continued broken promise of the American Dream for all.
https://t.co/OxSIR3yEXN