Federal tax dollars should be spent on human needs and communities, not detention and deportation.
Tell Congress to Protect Families & Stop Fueling Unjust Detention, Deportation, and Border Militarization: National Call-in Day on Monday, December 3rd
November 28, 2018Update: Congress has extended the deadline for the DHS spending debate. Keep calling your Members of Congress until the new December 21 deadline! Congress must decide by December 7, 2018 how to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the rest of fiscal year 2019. Right now is a critical time for people of faith ...Faith Community to Congress: Reduce Funding for Unchecked Immigration Enforcement
November 20, 2018As you consider spending levels for the rest of fiscal year 2019 (FY19), we urge you to reduce harmful and reckless immigration enforcement funding and reject any funding above FY18 enacted levels. Each person caught in our bloated, profit-driven, and unbridled immigrant detention system is a child of God and deserves to be treated with humanity ...Over 300 Faith Leaders and Faith-based Organizations Call on Congress to Cut Funding for Immigration Detention, Deportation, and Border Militarization
March 8, 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 CONTACT: jamuzie@interfaithimmigration.org OVER 300 FAITH LEADERS AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON CONGRESS TO CUT FUNDING FOR IMMIGRATION DETENTION, DEPORTATION, AND BORDER MILITARIZATION Congress must immediately enact a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth while upholding our family-based immigration system and protecting other immigrant populations. Washington, D.C. – 246 faith leaders from across ...Faith Leaders Reaffirm Urgency of Congressional Protection for Dreamers, Call on Congress to Defund Deportation, Detention, and Border Militarization
March 5, 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2018 Press Contact: jamuzie@interfaithimmigration.org Washington, D.C. – On March 5, the final day that President Trump intended to honor the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, faith leaders again urge lawmakers to pass the Dream Act. Congressional action to expand detention, deportation, and border militarization instead of protecting Dreamers and their families will ...CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY! Block Funding for Border Wall and Border Militarization
July 26, 2017Background: This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a proposal that would balloon an already irresponsible immigration detention and deportation force that separates families and destroys communities. House leadership is voting on this proposal (called the FY18 “minibus”) that would significantly increase funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by $1.6 billion ...Immigration Legislation
March 20, 2017*Note: Updated for the 115th Congress (as of August 9, 2017) House Bills and Resolutions Pro-Immigration Bills and Resolutions: H.R.60 – The Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act or ENLIST Act would provide a way for undocumented immigrants who entered the United States before they were 15 years old to secure permanent legal residence in the ...
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