Ms. Foundation Centers Black Women, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary Cities
As the Trump Administration plans immigration raids and continues attacks on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) youth, immigrants, and multiple vulnerable populations, the Ms. Foundation for Women is calling for the expansion of sanctuary policies at the local level to center Black women and gender nonconforming people in a new report, Centering Black Women, Girls, Nonconforming People and Fem(me)s in Campaigns for Expanded Sanctuary and Freedom Cities.
rump’s continued support of racist, power-hungry officials and issuances of anti-immigrant executive orders has sparked new conversations around strengthening sanctuary policies. In response, organizations like BYP 100 and Mijente banded together to call for “expanded sanctuary,” and groups like the Black Alliance for Just Immigration have called for the creation of “freedom cities.” In a report released today, the National Black Women’s Justice Initiative and the Ms. Foundation builds on this work by outlining strategies to protect Black women, girls, gender nonconforming people and fem(me)s from over- criminalization, incarceration, and policing — experiences shared by nonimmigrant Black communities, as well as Black and other immigrant communities alike — within campaigns for expanded sanctuary and freedom cities...