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Immigration

1,720 petitions
12 new supporters this week

Petition to Consul General Claire Pierangel

Family Reunification: Clear the CR1/IR1/K/F Visa Backlog at the US Consulate in Nigeria!

The purpose of this petition is to raise awareness to the extreme processing delays of the family, spouse, and fiancé category visas (i.e. - the CR1, IR1, K1, and F visas) at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos Nigeria. Currently, the estimated timeframe for a spouse, family member, or fiancé to be granted entry into the United States is reaching upwards of 36 months from start to finish. This is unacceptable. We are exhausted. The backlogs need to be cleared. We need to be reunited with our loved ones as soon as possible. Help us spread the word and bring attention to this matter! TO THE U.S. CONSULATE AT LAGOS; CLEAR THE CR1, IR1, K1 AND F CATEGORY VISA BACKLOGS! NO MORE EXCUSES! 

Nigerian Family Immigration Awareness
5,957 supporters
1 new supporter this week

Petition to Joseph R. Biden, Kamala Harris, Greg Abbott, Charles E. Schumer, Nancy Pelosi

Treat Haitians asylum seekers with dignity

Haitians have gone through crisis after crisis in the past centuries. A lot of these crises were because of countries that control the political narratives in Haiti like the United States, France, Canada and more. We have seen how Syrian refugees, Afghan refugees, Cuban refugees have been treated when they get here, but even though Haitians have suffered so many crises this year alone (from 2 earthquakes, hurricane, assassination of their president and more) we can see how fast this government is able to deport them back to an unstable countries compared to how other asylum seekers are being treated.    We are not asking for special treatment for these Haitians. We just want them to be treated like other asylum seekers from countries that are dealing with major human rights crises. 

Paul Etienne
33,813 supporters
8 new supporters this week

Petition to U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, President of the United States, Secretary of State

Afghan & Iraqi Translators Saved American Lives. Tell Congress to Recognize them as Heroes

Visit www.nooneleft.org to learn more. Afghan interpreter Janis Shinwari saved 5 U.S. soldier's lives while serving as an interpreter for 8 years. In Iraq and Afghanistan, translators serve alongside the US military and are essential to keeping us safe and helping us do our mission. And they do so at the risk of being targeted by the Taliban, including their families. Janis is not the exception. There are many translators who have saved American lives on the battlefield. Like Fred, who saved 25 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard. Supporters had to crowdfund the money to fly him and his family to the US before the Taliban killed him. After serving, Steeler's Offensive Tackle and Army Ranger Alejandro Villaneuva worked hard to get his Afghan translator here. After serving alongside our military, many translators received SIV’s or Special Immigrant Visas, so they could relocated to the United States. Unfortunately, they are not considered veterans. We are asking Congress to honor its promise to our wartime allies. We want them to be treated as the heroes they are when they finally come here after years of screening by the State Department, Defense Department, and Department of Homeland Security. We are not asking for VA benefits. This is an innovative idea that comes at no cost to the taxpayer and requires no new regulations.  Best of all, we have bipartisan support!  Yes, people in D.C. can agree on the same thing.   Since at least World War 2, the United States has a very checkered history of honoring our promises to our wartime allies. Yes, big alliances like NATO matter, but it is the friendships and trust at the individual level that is our greatest diplomatic tool. The world knows that we didn't fully take care of the Filipino soldiers that helped us in World War 2, the Koreans during the Korean War, the Vietnamese during the Vietnam War, and now the brave men and women from Afghanistan and Iraq who risked everything to stand shoulder to shoulder with us. With your help, we can change this. We need your voice to get this to the Senate floor. It's time the American people demand our representatives to stand shoulder to shoulder with those that saved American lives. 

No One Left Behind
235,453 supporters
1 new supporter this week

Petition to United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees

Immigration services to Refugees in Ethiopia

       Refugees in Ethiopia are issued identification cards, different certificates and documents through the ARRA(Administration for Refugee-Returnee Affairs) office in Collaboration with the UNHCR (United nations Higher commissioner for refugees). Unfortunately, the services provided have been halted since the November 23, 2021 with neither a notice before closure nor a possible date of resumption.            This abrupt action has caused many refugees from being deprived of basic identification documents which in the current situation in Ethiopia can mean the risk of being jailed for suspicions of being a rebel. Other refugees have had to delay or completely cancel legal immigration plans as they have no access to documents and/or visas.          This issue is feared to be fueling a surge in illegal migration and human trafficking as many refugees resort to such things when legal corridors aren't available. It needs to be underlined that most of these refugees are women and children. So we are kindly asking the UNHCR to provide a solution for these refugees as soon as possible. 

Nabai Abraha
11,268 supporters
Update posted 3 days ago

Petition to The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney, Bob Chapek, Ron DeSantis, 20th Century Studios, Disney's animal kingdom, Walt Disney World, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products

Please allow Ice Age characters at Disney's Animal Kingdom of Disney World!

With the sand sculptures for The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild and Ice Age: Scrat Tales, I feel like that the Ice Age characters should be part of Disney's Animal Kingdom at Disney World! If you think this is a good idea, then please sign this petition and share it to your friends and families on social media! This petition is totally for Disney World fans and Ice Age fans to sign in! Scrat and Scratte will have some fun frolicking through Disney's Animal Kingdom and give everyone hugs and taking their autographs! Sid will teach everyone how to do the Sid Shuffle! Let's not forget to give the Ice Age characters a nice warm welcome to Disney's Animal Kingdom of Disney World! #IceAgeCharactersAtDisneyWorld

Aidan Lane
100 supporters
Update posted 2 weeks ago

Petition to Genting Malaysia Berhad, Genting Group of Genting Highlands and Genting Skyworlds, Megat 'Aizat bin Zulkifli, Meredith Tomkovitch, The Walt Disney Company, 20th Century Studios, Resorts World Genting, Eric Garcetti, Michael Curry, Greg Pearn, Disney

Make 10 new Ice Age theme park characters for the Ice Age place of Genting SkyWorlds!

Please get Meredith Tomkovitch to direct the Genting Group and Resorts World Genting to make 10 new Ice Age theme park character mascot costumes for the Ice Age place of Genting SkyWorlds theme park, theme park character mascot costumes like Manny, Diego, Crash and Eddie, Buck, Sid, Ellie, Peaches, Scrat and Scratte! The visitors can do the meet-and-greet with Scrat and Scratte at the Acorn Adventure roller coaster ride, the meet-and-greet with Manny and Ellie at the Mammoth Fun Zone playground, the meet-and-greet with Sid and Diego at Sid's Rock-n-Slide, the meet-and-greet with Buck Wild at Buck's Cafe, the meet-and-greet with Peaches at Peaches's Cocoa Concoctions, and the meet-and-greet with Crash and Eddie at Crash and Eddie's Frozen Treats. The Walt Disney Company and 20th Century Studios can pitch in because they own the Ice Age franchise now. If you're a big fan of the Ice Age characters, then please show your support and sign this petition, thank you. This petition is also for Genting SkyWorlds theme park fans to sign in as well. #TheThemeParkCharacterMascotCostumeOfScratteNeedsToBeAtTheIceAgePlaceMostOfAll #WeWantToSeeOurFavoriteCharactersOfTheIceAgeFranchiseAtGentingSkyWorldsThemePark And there's one more thing, theme park characters can be Ice Age, Epic, Robots and Rio cast members who work at the Genting SkyWorlds theme park wearing costumes of characters from many different properties, interacting with guests to further enjoy their visit or vacation, they can also generally form the backbone of the Genting SkyWorlds theme park. They can try to make 10 Ice Age theme park character mascot costumes similar to those ones on the prototype of the Ice Age place of Genting SkyWorlds theme park, or the ones from Ice Age On Ice Live (AKA: Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure), because the 5 screenshots of the characters from Ice Age on Ice Live are in my smart images test. Michael Curry can also pitch in and help them out because he's a character visualization designer and co-director of Ice Age Live.

Aidan Lane
134 supporters
Started 2 weeks ago

Petition to

Help a young, hard-working Ghanaian woman come to the U​.​S. for a better life!

The situation in Ghana is bad. As in, jobs are so scarce, many young women resort to prostitution bad.  There is a beautiful soul named Celestine Tsatsu who I have known for two years. She desperately needs someone to give her a chance at a better life. She needs employment. She is selfless, resilient, lights up a room with her bright smile and infectious laugh. She is whip-smart( was a former journalist) but now can barely feed herself and is running out of time in her tiny apartment.  She has tried ( in vain) to start up business ventures and still holds onto hope, but it is fading fast. She is dimming and I can feel it, despite her trying not to show it. At the moment, she is breaking even helping with the occasional wedding and often spends her last bit of money on an Uber just to get to the venue, not knowing how she'll get home or when her next meal will be.  I just want others to know her story. I am just an 'accidental' friend from Oregon and am hoping and praying some corporation or organizatiom could stand up and sponsor her for employment.  I know that if a family business, corporation or organization takes a chance on her, she will not let them down.  She spent a few years in Rotary, volunteering and has applied to a variety of jobs from all over. My heart is breaking for her. Thank you for reading, Jacqueline   

Jacqueline Treharne
7 supporters
Update posted 2 weeks ago

Petition to Alex Padilla, Michael Waltz, Rena Bitter, US State Department

Save Team 11

A unit of Afghan counter-IED specialists, Team 11, quite literally cleared the way for the Army Green Berets and Navy SEALs they partnered with. Their technical expertise and familiarity with Taliban tactics was indispensable as they detected and disabled IEDs (usually by hand) in advance of US forces. Many American Special Operators, myself included, are alive today because of Team 11. The vast majority of Team 11 was not fortunate enough to be on the flights out of Kabul: Including their families, there are more than 130 of these allies of the US still in Afghanistan - and in the face of the Afghan winter, most will be out money and food in a very short time without our assistance. ​As if their affiliation with the US military was not dangerous enough, Team 11 are Hazaras - an ethnic minority that has suffered extensive persecution at the hands of the Taliban. It's difficult to imagine a higher-risk group in Afghanistan. It is a moral obligation to provide for the health and welfare of our Afghan allies and assist wherever necessary to see them through the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) application process. They volunteered to do the most dangerous job in Afghanistan to further the interests of a nation they've never known. And did so purely on faith: Faith that we would be there for them when times got hard. ​We must ensure that their faith in us, as Americans, was not misplaced and fulfill our moral obligation by providing Team 11 refuge in the United States. Sign to ask the State Department and Senator Padilla, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety to fulfill our promise and get Team 11 safely to the US. With or without the US Government's support, we are doing everything we can to provide aid; check out our efforts at SaveTeam11.org or donate to our fundraiser. We are providing point-to-point aid to help 130 people survive the famine, and have raised $30,000 so far. Now we are looking to expand our efforts to encompass other Counter-IED Teams as well. Teams 12,13, 19 and many more need our help as well. As a fellow former Green Beret, we at Team 11 ask Representative Michael Waltz to lend his support to our effort. 

Team 11
74,892 supporters