Coalition of Hispanic Civic Organizations Proposed Joint Policy Statement on the Proposed Mass Deportation of Immigrants as a Crime Against Humanity

The Editor: We see it every day, ICE, CBP, USCIS, DEA, ATF, FBI, BOP, DOD, IRS, DOS, HHS, USPS sending their agents armed to the teeth, raiding apartment complexes, public schools, public gathering places, stores, job sites, agricultural fields, individual homes and apartments, firing pepper bullets, smoke grenades, shooting, zip tying whomever they please, always masked, kidnapping, disappearing people, shipping them to unknown foreign prisons.

The Nazis started their campaign against humanity with the boycott of Jewish businesses organized by the Nazi party April 1, 1933, followed by the passage of the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service", enacted on April 7, 1933. From 1933 to 1939, the Nazis passed 40 laws and decrees that took away the rights, property and their place in German society of Jews and other targeted groups. By 1945, the Nazi machine had murdered over 6 million Jews and an equal or greater number of other victims. The world went to war and good prevailed against evil, but at a great cost to millions of innocent people.

The Time to Act is Now

The time to act is now, not tomorrow after the irreparable harm has been foisted on 14 million immigrants who are today's targeted group.

If you have contacts with UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza), League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), American GI Forum (agifmh.org), LatinoJustice PRLDEF (formerly the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund), Voto Latino, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO Fund), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA), The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR), MANA, A National Latina Organization, Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA), Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE), Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF), National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), GreenLatinos, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice consider joining up in 2025, sooner, rather than 2028, too late, to call the nation's attention to the crimes against humanity being committed by the current administration in the forceful apprehension, detention and deportation against the 14 million immigrants who have been residing in the United states for as long as 40 years, who have grown here, who have married here, who have had children here, whose children have had children born here, all of whom have established deep and involved connections to the communities wherein they reside. The crime being committed under the Roman Statute of the International Criminal Court involves a widespread or systematic attack on a civilian population.

The UN gets involved through the UN Security Council which can refer situations to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigation into crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute.

Proposed Press Release 

Joint Policy Statement on the Proposed Mass Deportation of Immigrants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
[City, State] — [Date]

A coalition of Hispanic civic organizations today issued a joint policy statement warning that the proposed mass deportation of approximately 14 million immigrants—many of whom have lived in the United States for decades—constitutes a crime against humanity and violates both domestic and international human rights law.

“These are people who have made their homes here, raised U.S.-born children, and contributed to every sector of American life,” said [Spokesperson Name], [Title] of [Organization]. “To uproot them now would be an act of state-sponsored cruelty on a scale unseen in modern U.S. history.”

The coalition underscores that Article 7(1)(d) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court classifies deportation or forcible transfer of population as a crime against humanity when carried out as part of a widespread or systematic attack on a civilian population. The proposed deportations, if implemented, would target millions of peaceful residents who have established deep roots in communities across the nation—an act that meets this international legal threshold.

Beyond the moral and legal implications, the organizations warn that such a campaign would inflict irreversible harm on American families, many of which are of mixed immigration status, tearing apart parents from their U.S.-citizen children and destabilizing local economies and schools.

The coalition calls upon federal and state leaders, members of Congress, and the American public to reject any policy that seeks to criminalize or expel entire communities who have lived and worked peacefully in the United States. Instead, it urges policymakers to pursue comprehensive immigration reform grounded in human dignity, family unity, and the rule of law.

“We will not stand silent while our communities are threatened with mass expulsion,” the statement concludes. “Our shared humanity and the principles of justice demand that we protect—not persecute—those who call America home.”

Signatories:

[List of participating organizations]