(Washington, D.C.) – The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund is extremely disappointed in the House’s passage of H.R. 2 the “Secure the Border Act.”
At a time when we see an increase in people seeking asylum and refugee status, including Sikhs from India, this bill shuts down legal pathways for humane entry. The bill eliminates protections for children and would allow us to return to horrible practices of family detention that shocked the country during the Trump Administration. Finally, the bill would break down relationships between nonprofits serving migrants as part of their sewa, including gurdwaras that serve migrants from Punjab.