339 faith-based organizations and 1,356 faith leaders from all fifty states, plus DC, are issuing an open letter to policymakers at all levels, demanding an end to anti-immigrant policies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter comes on the same day that a proposed rule to completely gut the asylum system is being published in the Federal Register.
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On June 3, the IIC held a webinar on detention, asylum, and enforcement issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington, DC – (TW: Abuse of children) The headlines are shocking enough: “More Than 900 Children Have Been Expelled Under a Pandemic Border Policy” – The New York Times “The Trump Administration Is Rushing Deportations of Migrant Children During Coronavirus” – ProPublica and Texas Tribune “Under Trump policy, U.S. plays […]
The New York Times reports that the Trump administration plans to extend its border closure indefinitely, citing the coronavirus pandemic. The ban would keep regions in the north and south of the United States, whose economies rely on the dynamic flow of goods and people across borders, on lock down for the foreseeable future.
It would also trap asylum-seekers outside of the United States and keep them in harm’s way, a goal that President Trump and White House aide Stephen Miller have attempted to achieve through numerous other means over the past three years.
The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) mourns the death of Carlos Ernesto Escobar Mejia and offers love, prayers, and solidarity to his family members and friends. Mr. Mejia died of COVID-19, which he contracted while detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Otay Mesa Detention Center.