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#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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Interfaith Immigration Coalition Laments Supreme Court Decision that Delays the End of Asylum-Blocking Title 42
December 28, 2022
Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Supreme Court made a decision to delay the end of Title 42 by granting a request to pause a lower court order that would have ended the asylum-blocking policy by December 21st. Title 42, first invoked by the Trump administration and continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for ...People of Faith Urge Biden Administration to End All Asylum-Blocking Policies & Restore a Humane Asylum System
December 21, 2022Washington, D.C. – Following an eleventh hour request to keep Title 42 in place, the Supreme Court issued a stay that temporarily delays the termination of the asylum-blocking policy, which was ordered by a lower court to take place by December 21st. In response, the Biden administration urged the Supreme Court to deny the request, saying ...Faith groups & activists to rally at White House demanding Biden administration restore the right to asylum
December 14, 2022WASHINGTON, DC – Today, immigrant rights activists and faith groups will deliver a petition signed by over 1,600 people demanding that the Biden administration fully end Title 42 – the order that used the pandemic as an excuse to deny people the right to seek asylum in the United States. They also call on President Biden ...As Title 42 Ends, Faith Groups and Advocates are Eager to Welcome People Seeking Asylum
December 1, 2022Washington, DC – On a press call, representatives from faith and human rights groups that welcome and care for people seeking asylum in the United States responded to the ending of the Title 42 border closure policy and troubling reports by Axios that the Biden administration is planning to take criminalizing measures to bar asylum, ...Faith Groups Welcome Ruling That Blocks Title 42, Urge Biden Administration to Restore Dignifying Asylum System
November 16, 2022WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, a federal judge ruled against asylum-blocking Title 42, deeming it a violation of U.S. asylum law with no basis in public health. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded by filing a stay that would delay implementation of the court order by five weeks as the Biden administration prepares its new ...Haitian Bridge Alliance, Faith Groups, and Over 280 Organizations Call on Biden Administration to Reject Plans to House Haitian Refugees in Guantánamo Bay
November 7, 2022WASHINGTON, DC — The Haitian Bridge Alliance, member organizations of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, and over 280 civil and human rights organizations sent a letter calling on President Biden to protect Haitian asylum seekers. The administration must not send Haitians seeking safety back to Haiti, third countries, or detain them in Guantánamo Bay. The letter, published ...Over 420 Faith Orgs & Leaders Urge DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Reverse Title 42 Expansion & Restore Asylum
October 25, 2022Washington, DC – Today, 322 religious leaders and 100 faith-based organizations across traditions sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to reverse the recent expansion of Title 42, an asylum-blocking expulsion policy first invoked by the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers at the U.S. southern border ...Faith Groups Respond to Biden Administration’s Plans to Turn Away Nearly All Venezuelan Asylum Seekers
October 13, 2022Washington, DC – On Tuesday, multiple outlets reported that the Biden administration was considering expanding Title 42 expulsions to certain Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans, and Haitians. Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that, effective immediately, it will turn away all Venezuelan asylum seekers arriving to the U.S. southern border through an expansion of Title ...Haitian Bridge Alliance, Faith Groups, & Allies Hold Vigil & March to Honor Haitian Migrants
September 23, 2022Washington, DC – Immigrant advocates, faith groups, and Haitian leaders rallied outside the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) headquarters and marched to the White House for a faith vigil today in honor of the Black asylum seekers who were subjected to abuse and mistreatment, and chased and lashed at by armed Border Patrol officers on ...Faith Groups Decry Biden’s Plans to Expand Title 42, Call for Humane and Welcoming Asylum System
September 15, 2022Washington, DC – Yesterday, Reuters reported that the Biden administration plans to expand asylum-blocking Title 42 expulsions to Venezuelans, Cubans, and Nicaraguans. The proposal contradicts the administration’s previous plans to put an end to the policy that was misused to block migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border under the guise of protecting ...
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