October 15, 2019, Eighteen protesters--including heads of Amnesty International USA, CAIR, America’s Voice, and CWS--wearing life vests symbolizing the life-saving refugee resettlement program risked arrest on the steps of the US Capitol. The 18 protestors represented the 18,000 refugee cap set by the Trump administration - the lowest in the history of the resettlement program. Supporters held 95 photographs of refugees, a nod to the historic average refugee cap of 95,000.
Beargrass member and Kentucky Refugee Ministry Board Chairman, Mike Puckett, was among the protestors that day. This is his story on deciding to be "disobedient".