DACA / TPS

Washington, DC – Today, President Biden announced bold new steps to enable undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to work lawfully and overcome obstacles to living to their fullest potential. This process will keep families together and bring broader economic and social benefits to the nation. People around the country are ready for an immigration ...

Washington, DC – On September 20, the Biden administration announced that it will be extending and redesignating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who arrived in the United States before July 31, 2023. On September 21, the administration announced the extension and redesignation of TPS for Afghanistan. TPS holders are given temporary status due to ...

Washington, DC –  Less than 24 hours after President Biden’s State of the Union address—in which he called on Congress to pass bipartisan immigration reform and work with him to “finish the job” on several pressing issues facing the nation—immigration advocates learned about a court filing from the Biden administration to the Supreme Court that ...

WASHINGTON, DC — This week, Senate leadership released the legislative text of the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which outlines the federal government’s spending for the coming year. Though the bill package includes increased funding for critical healthcare programs and coverage, faith organizations and directly-impacted advocacy groups are greatly disappointed that it excludes many ...

Last week, faith groups gathered in Washington, DC and in Raleigh, North Carolina to hold interfaith vigils urging Congress to pass permanent protections with a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients and ‘Dreamers’, before year’s end. In Washington, DC, the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) joined representatives from Faith In Action and Congregation Action ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) joins the Haitian Bridge Alliance and other directly-impacted advocacy groups in celebrating the news that the Biden administration has extended and redesignated Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitian nationals currently in the United States. Following the lead of Black immigrant advocates, faith groups were among over 420 ...

Washington, DC – This week, the Haitian Bridge Alliance, member organizations of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, and over 400 other civil and human rights organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration calling for the extension and redesignation of TPS for Haiti. The letter was sent in the wake of the administration’s announcement that TPS will ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities across the United States have been faithfully calling on Congress to pass much-needed permanent protections with a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants for many years.  Leading the way in these challenging efforts have been immigrant young people—many of whom have benefited from the work authorization ...

Washington, DC — Last week, 16 months of settlement negotiations ended between the Biden administration and the plaintiffs in Ramos v. Mayorkas, leaving approximately 300,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and their families from Haiti, Sudan, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal at risk of deportation.  While the administration has designated Haiti and Sudan for TPS ...

Washington, DC — Faith communities and religious leaders have been steadfast defenders of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program and fierce  advocates alongside ‘Dreamers’ and immigrants with undocumented status for over a decade. Through congressional meetings, vigils, rallies, virtual gatherings, and opinion pieces, people of faith have been relentless in calling on Congress ...