IPHA Advocacy Alert

Dear IPHA Members and Friends,

Today, we are sharing this action alert from the American Public Health Association (APHA) regarding the need for oversight of the immigration enforcement actions taking place throughout the country.

We urge you to take a moment and tell your members of Congress they must investigate these actions and conditions, and hold the administration accountable for ensuring all federal immigration agencies are following the law and working in coordination with state and local officials.

The safety of our communities depends on the fair and humane treatment of everyone who lives, works, and plays there. At this time, systemic issues in federal immigration enforcement activity-including recent tragic incidents that have occurred in Minnesota and Maine, as well as in our own state -are undermining public health principles and putting individual lives, healthcare workers, and communities at risk.

IPHA asks you and our partners and friends to raise your voice along with other advocates to send a strong message to Congress that it must exercise its lawful oversight authority.

Click the button below to send a direct message to your members of Congress calling on them to investigate federal immigration agency conduct and detention conditions to ensure all agencies are held to the highest legal and humanitarian standards and to stress these efforts must be coordinated with state and local officials.

Thank you for your continued advocacy for public health and the health and safety of our communities.

Illinois Public Health Association

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If you have questions, please contact Conny Moody, IPHA Government Relations and Compliance, at [email protected] or email [email protected].