Refugees

Washington, DC — As people of diverse faith traditions, we condemn the use of violence, especially all forms of political violence. We are united in praying for the victims and the families of the National Guard Members targeted in the recent, tragic, DC shooting. Responding to violence with systemic harm against our immigrant siblings is ...

Faith Groups Condemn Historically Low and Exclusionary Refugee Resettlement Goal  ‘Biased’, Abandoning Those At Risk, And In Need of Reversal Washington, DC – Faith communities from multiple traditions condemn President Trump’s historic-low refugee admissions goal of 7,500, designated primarily for a group of predominantly white South Africans and others deemed a priority for the administration,  at the ...

Washington, DC – Recently, it was widely reported that the Trump administration is planning to reduce the refugee admissions goal for Fiscal Year 2026 to a historic low, excluding tens of thousands of at-risk refugees waiting abroad. Reports indicate that the administration intends to set the new refugee admissions target–or Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions (PD)–at ...

Washington, DC – Amid growing nationwide pressure for the Administration to resume resettlement, 1,051 faith leaders and 175 faith organizations from Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, and other faith traditions, representing 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, have united in a letter to President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Homeland Secretary ...

Washington, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition applauds President Biden’s issuance of the FY 2025 Presidential Determination, with an admissions goal of resettling 125,000 refugees over the next year. After historic lows under the previous administration, the Biden Administration has made incredible progress in rebuilding the U.S. refugee admissions program (USRAP). As faith communities from ...

Washington, DC – As we approach World Refugee Day on June 20th, faith-based organizations from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition are calling on the U.S. government and our communities to remember our moral and legal commitments to people forced to leave their homelands. Our ancient sacred texts call us to this work, reminding us that we ...

Washington, DC – Late Friday, 59 religious organizations and 111 faith leaders delivered a letter to Congress urging them to support and pass the Afghan Adjustment Act (AAA) as part of the FY2023 Continuing Resolution. Just one month after the bicameral, bipartisan introduction of the AAA, the faith groups and leaders reminded members of Congress—engaged ...

Washington, DC – In a letter delivered to the White House today, 208 religious leaders and 108 national, state, and local faith-based organizations urged President Biden to set the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Presidential Determination (PD), also known as the refugee admissions goal, at 200,000 and to hold meaningful consultations with Congress in support of ...

Washington, DC – Yesterday, a bipartisan group of Representatives introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act—just days after its identical companion bill was introduced in the Senate. The bicameral, bipartisan legislation creates a path to citizenship for tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees currently in the United States that were resettled into American communities after the U.S. ...

Washington D.C. – People of faith recognize World Refugee Day today with both joy and grief. While we celebrate the incredible resilience, courage, and contributions of refugees and all displaced persons worldwide, we lament that over 100 million people—the highest number in history—have been forced to flee their homes. We grieve that in the face ...