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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People of Faith Cry Out: Title 42 Kills
June 8, 2022
Washington, DC – While lawmakers in Washington, DC consider plans to vote on anti-asylum legislation that would make it difficult to rescind Title 42, Black asylum seekers and advocacy groups at the border held a funeral last week for two Haitian migrants who lost their lives in Tijuana after being blocked from requesting asylum under ...Faith Groups Lament the Continuation of Title 42
May 24, 2022Washington, DC – Yesterday, people of faith joined border organizations and directly-impacted groups in lamenting the day that was to mark the end of the asylum-blocking Title 42 expulsion policy. Instead, May 23rd was another day of a broken and harmful asylum system following a federal judge’s ruling on Friday that blocked the Biden administration ...Over 300 Faith Orgs & Faith Leaders to Congress: You Have a Moral Imperative to Reject Anti-Asylum Legislation
April 26, 2022Washington, DC – Today, 103 faith-based organizations and 215 faith leaders sent a letter to Congress urging them to uphold U.S. asylum laws and strongly reject any anti-asylum measures. Earlier this month, people of faith joined immigrant-led groups in welcoming the Biden administration’s plans to end the inhumane Title 42 policy by May 23rd, and ...DC GROUPS RALLY TO WELCOME ASYLUM SEEKERS IN RESPONSE TO ABBOTT’S STUNT
April 14, 2022Washington, DC — Dozens of groups based in the District of Columbia, which is located in Piscataway Nation, expressed their solidarity and steadfast support to the migrants and asylum seekers that were bussed to the nation’s capital by Governor Greg Abbott of Texas. When Governor Abbott announced his plan to send people seeking asylum and ...Press Call: Faith Leaders Support the End of Title 42, Express Their Readiness to Welcome
April 14, 2022Washington, DC — The #WelcomeWithDignity campaign held a press call with faith leaders welcoming the Biden administration’s first step towards restoring asylum by ending Title 42. Undeterred by some lawmakers’ attempts to stop President Biden from ending the policy, the faith leaders expressed their readiness to work with the federal government to welcome asylum seekers ...People of Faith on Title 42 Announcement: Rebuild Asylum System that Welcomes With Dignity
April 1, 2022Washington, DC – Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced its plans to terminate Title 42 by May 23. The public health order, first invoked by the Trump administration and continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for over two years to block migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern ...Interfaith Immigration Coalition Calls on Biden Administration to Immediately End Title 42 and Restore Welcome
March 31, 2022Washington, DC – This week, news reports indicated that the Biden administration is expected to terminate Title 42 by May 23. The public health order, first invoked by the Trump administration and continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for over two years to block migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border ...Nearly 700 Faith Leaders and Groups Applaud Biden’s Plans to Welcome Ukrainian Refugees, Urge Him to Further Extend Welcome without Discrimination
March 28, 2022Washington, DC – Over 560 faith leaders and nearly 140 faith organizations delivered a letter to the White House today urging the Biden administration to provide a robust humanitarian response to the needs of displaced and at-risk populations as the conflict in Ukraine continues. While faith communities applauded the Biden administration’s recent decisions to grant TPS ...On 2nd Anniversary of Title 42, Faith Leaders and Advocates March to White House to Demand Restored Access to Asylum
March 21, 2022Washington, DC – Faith leaders, humanitarian organizations, and immigrants’ rights groups marched from the Trump Hotel to the White House today to demand an end to Title 42. The public health order, first implemented by the Trump administration and affirmatively continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for “two years too long” to illegally ...Faith Groups Commend TPS Decision for South Sudan & Sudan, Call for Equity & Protection for Other Black Migrants
March 2, 2022Washington, DC – The Department of Homeland Security announced today the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan, and the extension and redesignation of TPS and Special Student Relief (SSR) for South Sudan. The member organizations of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) commend these decisions, but express continued concern for other Black migrants currently ...
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