Press Releases

Washington, DC – In response to the tremendous loss of Renee Nicole Good, several national faith organizations from many traditions—a coalition of religious and community leaders—called on Congress to vote no on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill that includes significant spending on immigration enforcement and detention—funding with no meaningful oversight. The group further ...

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 –  The Interfaith Immigration Coalition laments the passage of President Trump’s flagship deportation bill, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R.1). We honor the tireless efforts of faith-based organizations, faith leaders, elected representatives, and community members who have stood firm in defense of human dignity. We remain gravely concerned by the unmitigated ...

Washington, DC – President Trump again invoked national security to declare new travel bans and restrictions impacting 19 nations which will disrupt the lives of tens of thousands of close family members of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents as well as countless non-immigrant visa applicants. A failed policy of the first Trump administration, prejudicial ...

Washington, DC – On Thursday, May 22, the U.S. The House of Representatives voted to advance a reconciliation bill that increases funding for immigration enforcement while significantly reducing support for programs that serve vulnerable people. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) members are deeply disappointed by the House’s passage of the reconciliation bill. As it stands, ...

Washington, DC – On April 10, 85 national and local faith organizations sent a letter to the House and Senate Homeland Security and Judiciary Committees urging them to consider the constitutional rights and inherent dignity of all immigrants as Congress drafts the budget reconciliation bill. Congress is working on a massive spending package through a ...

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 ...

Faith Leaders from the largest faith-based coalition focused on immigration respond to the litany of anti-immigrant Executive Orders Washington, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition, the largest faith-based coalition focused on immigration in the country, is outraged by the attack on immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees from the deluge of harmful Executive Orders released in the last ...