Seeking asylum is an internationally-recognized human right.
#Faith4Asylum is a project of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC). This campaign is about ending Remain in Mexico/MPP and other cruel asylum policies of the U.S. government, as well as restoring the promise and protection of asylum in the United States. Our diverse faith traditions believe that “welcoming the traveler” and treating newcomers as we would God are part of our human social contract.
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“We know that many people have disappeared”: The New Republic on Deadly Consequences of Trump’s Anti-Asylum Policies
June 18, 2019Graham Bill Would Give Administration More Authority, Destroy Lives WASHINGTON, DC – A recent article from The New Republic, “Asylum Seekers Struggle to Navigate Trump’s Broken Border Policy,” paints a terrifying picture about how the Trump administration’s policies have already broken the asylum system and endangered human lives. Thursday, June 20, the Senate Judiciary Committee is poised ...Interfaith Leaders, Mayan League, Senator Merkley Mourn Deaths of Immigrant Children in Our Care
May 23, 2019Juanita Cabrera Lopez: “Stand with the Maya peoples and act from a place of compassion, humanity, dignity and truth as we demand answers, accountability, and justice for our children” Video: https://www.facebook.com/churchworldservice/videos/2351949131714196/ “Virtual vigil” continues online: https://www.facebook.com/events/468495077026305/?ti=ia Washington, D.C. — Children are dying at our nation’s border, after coming here for safety and protection. Carlos, a sixteen ...Rep. Underwood is Right: DHS is Making Intentional Policy Choices that Harm Children and Families
May 22, 2019Washington, D.C. — In a hearing today, Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan faced a tough line of questioning from Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL) about the administration’s treatment of families and children arriving at our nation’s southern border and asking for protection. After trying to evade her questions, McAleenan finally admitted that he is aware of research ...UPDATED: Merkley to Open Vigil Mourning Children Who Died at U.S. Border
May 22, 2019***MEDIA ADVISORY*** THURSDAY, MAY 23, 9AM ET Interfaith Vigil Mourning Children Who Died at U.S. Border Live stream and “virtual vigil” here: https://www.facebook.com/events/468495077026305/?ti=ia Washington, D.C. — A fifth child from Guatemala died this week after journeying to our nation’s border and asking for protection. Today, we also learned that a ten year-old girl from El Salvador died in ...Faith Leaders on Trump Rose Garden Immigration Speech
May 15, 2019Adams: “Not one more US tax dollar toward cruel, harmful, un-American policies” Rev. McCullough: “Unified families bring stability; erecting barriers to reunification is wrong” Evans: “In the US, we value family of all kinds; Trump’s vision is not our vision” Washington, DC – During his Rose Garden speech on immigration tomorrow, President Trump will reiterate his demand ...CLINIC on Asylum and the Rule of Law
May 13, 2019“U.S. loses when executive branch stops following laws it does not like” Washington, DC – A new op-ed in The Hill by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) points out that Trump administration changes to the asylum process are undermining the rule of law, with potentially fatal results. The piece, “Trump administration makes a mockery of ...Katie Adams, IIC Co-Chair, in The Hill
May 8, 2019We cannot allow the administration to use scare tactics to justify its fatal response on immigration and demand for more enforcement Washington, DC – Ahead of today’s hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) Co-Chair Katie Adams wrote this op-ed, which was published in The Hill. At ...IIC Prayerfully Welcomes Settlement Agreement on Central American Minors (CAM) Program
April 15, 2019Urges Administration to Protect Vulnerable Populations Washington, DC – On Friday, CASA, twelve Central American Minors (CAM) program applicants, International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), and Arnold & Porter entered into a major settlement agreement with the U.S. government in S.A. v. Trump. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition prayerfully welcomes this agreement, which will reunite some families divided ...“People are stepping up and caring for each other”
April 4, 2019Washington, DC – America Magazine, the Jesuit review of faith and culture, is out with a new piece describing how Americans of diverse backgrounds are going about the important business of assisting families seeking asylum at the US/Mexico border, while the U.S. government continues to cruelly and deliberately mishandle and exacerbate the situation. Following are ...Year of Faithful Presence Opposing “Zero Tolerance”
April 4, 2019Washington, DC — April 6 marks one year since then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions publicly announced the immoral and harmful so-called “zero tolerance” immigration policy. This policy expanded the criminal prosecution of individuals for migration offenses by targeting families seeking safety. This horrifying policy forcibly separated children from their parents and manufactured a humanitarian crisis at ...
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