The Harrisburg "Tuesdays with Toomey" group had a clear message today for Governor Wolf: "Close down the Berks Family Detention Center! As organizers said, "The Berks Family Detention Center is a stain on our country and the commonwealth, and it’s past time for Governor Wolf to shut it down! We need to focus on real immigration reform, not criminalizing families seeking asylum." See more about why this is an important action here: https://action.momsrising.org/sign/Berks/ and

As Attorney General Sessions announced Trump's decision to rescind "Dreamers' Protections" under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Harrisburg Tuesdays with Toomey gathered to stand in solidarity with the 800,000 Dreamers who will loosed Protections from this action if there is not a legislative remedy. With six months to come up with a legislative response, the ball is now in Congress' court. Call Senator Toomey (202-224-4254 - DC; 717-7823951 - HBG) to stop this

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Pennsylvanians advocate for immigrants and refugees by directly engaging public officials. Thanks to Tuesdays with Toomey, Moms Rising and Cumberland Valley rising for organizing the day's actions. View more event photos at: https://www.actionagenda.org/event-photos #immigration #TuesdayswithToomey #CumberlandValleyRising #MomsRising #Video #citizenlobbying #rally #Harrisburg

Central Pennsylvanians stand in solidarity with immigrants in front of the state capitol in Harrisburg. After the rally, citizen activists lobbied government officials who have supported or sponsored anti-immigrant legislation. View more event photos at: https://www.actionagenda.org/event-photos #Photos #TuesdayswithToomey #immigration #rally #MomsRising #CumberlandValleyRising #Harrisburg