Faith groups from across the United States express their grief about the devastation that Haitian and Afghan people are feeling and call on the Biden administration to use the significant power of the U.S. government to protect human life.
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Here are resources to take action including action alerts to email or call your Members of Congress, sample social media, talking points, a guide to set up virtual meetings with Congress, sample op-eds, prayers, and much more! Join us to take action this congressional recess for citizenship, asylum, detention, and refugee admissions.
On the 70th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention, asylum seekers, faith leaders, and human rights groups rallied in front of the White House to demand an end to “Title 42,” a Trump-era policy used to block asylum seekers under the guise of public health.
In a CNN town hall last night, President Biden was asked to speak to his administration’s stance on immigration, recalling when Vice President Kamala Harris told migrants, “do not come,” in a speech last month in Guatemala. “They should not come,” Biden responded.
Under a Trump-era policy, the Biden administration continues to expel thousands of people back to danger, contributing to additional humanitarian challenges along northern Mexico, where many faith-based organizations and NGOs have been rendering aid. In a statement, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees appealed to the U.S. government to lift Title 42 and restore access to asylum. Five hundred people of faith and organizations sent a concerned letter to President Biden urging him to put an end to “Title 42 expulsions.”