On October 11th of 2014, Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton of the Marines killed a young transgender woman named Jennifer Laude.
On December 16th of 2014, the U.S. rebuffed a Philippine government request to hand over the custody of Pemberton after a Philippine court ordered for his arrest so he could stand trial for the murder of Jennifer Laude.
By not handing over the custody of Pemberton to the Philippine government, the U.S. is indirectly saying the lives of trans people do not matter. It also shows how little respect the U.S. has for the lives of citizens from other countries.
We urge you, President Obama, to force the Marines to hand over custody of Joseph Scott Pemberton to the Philippine government so he can be charged with Jennifer Laude's murder.