IIC Co-Chair

17 posts

U.S. Faith Communities Unite In Support of Birthright Citizenship

Washington, DC –  Today, the Supreme Court is weighing a challenge to the protected principle that virtually every child born in the United States is a U.S. citizen. Birthright citizenship offers individuals the chance to be fully recognized as part of this nation and is central to who we are […]

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National Faith Organizations Call for ICE Out of Our Communities in Wake of Tragic Shooting Killing of Renee Good

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 […]

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Faith Voices Condemn Violent DC Shooting, Reject Collective Blame of 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 […]

Faith Groups Condemn All Time Low Refugee Resettlement Goal

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 […]