Diverse faith groups and leaders decry anti-asylum measures have been included in recent Senate budget proposals, as they would have a far-reaching and devastating impact on individuals, children, and families seeking safety.
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Faith organizations respond to new measures at the border that place further burdens on migrants and asylum seekers in need of protection.
As people of faith, we are grateful that over 400,000 individuals will experience peace and security due to the extension of TPS for Venezuelans and Afghanistan. However, we continue to call for an overarching investment in a humane and compassionate asylum system that will welcome the persecuted, the vulnerable, and those in need of safety.
National faith organizations from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition are celebrating the lifting of Title 42 after several years of it being misused under a false pretense of public health from both the Trump and Biden administrations; wherein the clear objective of this arcane health code was to expel asylum seekers in an unprecedented and unjust way.
130 faith-based organizations delivered a letter to the White House urging the Biden administration to halt its plans to reinstate family detention.