Last night, the Department of Homeland Security made the deeply disturbing decision to end TPS for Haitians, following the recent TPS terminations for Sudan and Nicaragua. A 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti, and since then subsequent natural disasters have marred Haiti’s recovery. Public health crises such as the cholera epidemic, in […]
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This morning, the Trump administration announced its decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador. This decision follows the administration’s recent announcements terminating TPS designations for Haiti, Sudan, and Nicaragua, as well as ending the Central American Minors (CAM) program that protected children fleeing violence in El Salvador, Guatemala, […]
**Instructions below** This map highlights the 2017 DREAM Sabbath events around the country in support of the DREAM Act. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition invites people of all faiths to stand in solidarity with immigrant youth by organizing a Dream Sabbath, ideally before the end of October. The Dream Sabbath toolkit […]
Campaign Goal: Increase pressure on the U.S. Government to improve treatment of immigrants by reducing funding for ICE and DHS. Tactic: Boycott key banks profiting from private prisons and an unjust immigration system Core Affected Community Partners: Enlace (immigrant workers) and NAKASEC [1](Korean immigrants) Rationale: Many of us have worked […]
Tell the House Judiciary Committee to Oppose H.R.495 and H.R.2826 Background: This Wednesday, June 14th, the House Judiciary Committee plans to mark up H.R.495, the “Protection of Children Act,” and H.R.2826, the “Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.” These bills would inflict harm upon unaccompanied children fleeing violence, deny protection to […]