Immigration Justice

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DACA / TPS Immigration Justice Press Releases

Eight Years of DACA: The Fight Continues

Monday, June 15, marks eight years since President Barack Obama announced the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in a Rose Garden speech. The policy, which conferred work permits and protection from deportation to immigrants who came to the United States as children, has become one of the most popular successes in the legacy of the Obama administration.

It’s important to remember, though, that DACA was not a “gift” given to young immigrants. It was a hard-fought and hard-won victory, in a decade-long campaign led by the very people whose lives were on the line.

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Outraged by Trump’s Latest Immigration Ban? 3 Ways to Take Action

President Trump issued a new Executive Order to “cancel legal immigration,” claiming that it would help the hard hit economy. The order bans many immigrants from entering the United States and keeps families apart for at least sixty days. Faith leaders reacted strongly, calling his exploitation of the coronavirus public […]

Anti-Discrimination Enforcement Immigration Justice Press Releases Refugees

Trump’s Exploitation of COVID-19 Emergency a National Disgrace

“Dramatically cutting legal immigration has been the signature goal of this administration, since the very first Muslim and refugee ban it chaotically implemented in January 2017,” said Faith Williams, Associate Director of Government Relations and Advocacy with the National Council of Jewish Women and Co-Chair of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC). “Trump and Stephen Miller would never miss an opportunity to exploit a national emergency in service of their xenophobic agenda. This is a shanda, a disgrace.”  

Anti-Discrimination Appropriations Asylum Border DACA / TPS Enforcement Immigration Justice Press Releases Refugees

Faith Leaders: Include Immigrants in COVID-19 Protection

224 faith-based organizations and 1,025 faith leaders sent a letter to the Trump administration, Congress, and Governors, telling them that “immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers must be included in our emergency response [to COVID-19] if we are to assist everyone who is in need.” The organizations and individuals span forty-six states plus the District of Columbia.