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As we enter day 20 of a partial government shutdown Hannah Graf Evans, FCNL’s Legislative Representative for Immigration and Refugee Policy offers an update.

Watch as she breaks down how much we spend on deportation, detention and border militarization annually; the need for a bipartisan bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security that protects the rights and dignitiy of immigrants migrants and refugees; and the impact of the ongoing shutdown on communities throughout the United States.

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Hannah Evans

Hannah Graf Evans

Former Legislative Representative, Immigration and Refugee Policy

Hannah Graf Evans led FCNL’s lobbying for compassionate immigration and refugee policies, with a particular focus on detention practices, the rights of border communities, and protection of vulnerable communities.