Civil rights activist Linda Sarsour is helping to organize a group of women planning to engage in acts of “mass civil disobediance” in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, protesting the Trump administration’s zero tolerance immigration policy.
Despite President Trump’s signing of an executive order last week aimed at halting the separations, a burgeoning issue that was a byproduct of his hardline immigration policy, Sarsour said the event is still a go. It is unclear as to what the civil disobediance will entail. “Direct action training sessions” were held last week, per photos the Women’s March organization, of which Linda Sarsour is a ranking board member, posted on Twitter.
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We’re in DC kicking off our direct action training for tomorrow’s #AbolishICE #EndFamilyDetention action right now! Hundreds of women are here, ready to escalate. #WomenDisobey
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— Women’s March (@womensmarch) June 27, 2018
“The Women’s March and our allies are advocating against child camps but we’re not advocating for family camps,” Sarsour told The Hill.
Last week, the Women’s March Twitter account sent out a tweet enlisting women across the country to join in the protest.
On Wednesday, the account posted another tweet announcing the continuation of their plans.
“#WomenDisobey because @ICEgov has got to go, because migration is not a crime, and because we won’t sit back while this administration puts people behind bars for seeking refuge and a better life. #AbolishICE #EndFamilyDetention.”
TOMORROW: #WomenDisobey because @ICEgov has got to go, because migration is not a crime, and because we won’t sit back while this administration puts people behind bars for seeking refuge and a better life. #AbolishICE #EndFamilyDetention https://t.co/5EQ5CUIr2u
— Women’s March (@womensmarch) June 28, 2018
Sarsour said she doesn’t have faith that the Trump administration will “follow through” on its promise to end the child separations.
“We’re also demanding answers for the hundreds of children who have already been separated from their families with no clarification about what that reunification plan looks like” Sarsour said. “This administration has not told us how they plan to reunite children who have already been separated from their families.”
Trump has been vocal in his push for Congress to pass legislation that will ensure a long-term fix to the immigration issue.
A federal judge in California this week ordered the reunification of most families separated at the border.
