DACA / TPS

Recently, a court upheld the Trump Administration’s decision to terminate TPS for recipients from El Salvador, Sudan, Nicaragua, and Haiti and opened the way for terminations against Honduras and Nepal. This means that over 300,000 TPS holders will be vulnerable to deportation starting early next year. DACA recipients continue to face challenges, too, due to a ...

Share this toolkit with your network: http://bit.ly/Faith4DACATPS @interfaithimm • Facebook • interfaithimmigration.org Join the #Faith4DACA and #Faith4TPS movement as we respond to a recent USCIS memo on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), respond to a court Decision on Temporary protected Status (TPS) and take steps to secure all immigrants’ rights.  Toolkit Contents Background Actions to Take Resources Credit Background TPS Holders Receives Negative Court Decision (September 2020) TPS ...

Washington, DC – A ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals puts the futures of people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) back in limbo, at the whims of an administration that has made no secret about its desire to deport them. “This is a dark day,” said Elissa Diaz, Policy Associate with Church World Service ...

Tell Congress to include immigrants and refugees in our country’s economic recovery! Share this toolkit with your networks: http://bit.ly/COVIDReliefIIC @interfaithimm • Facebook • interfaithimmigration.org Background For months, we have been calling for a comprehensive COVID-19 relief bill that includes all members of our communities. As Congress returns from recess, we again raise our voices to advocate for a COVID-19 ...

CALL YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM TO INCLUDE IMMIGRANTS IN COVID-19 RELIEF! On Tuesday, August 11, please call your two senators in Washington, DC and tell them that we need COVID-19 relief for all workers, including immigrants! Call the Capitol Switchboard (202-225-3121), and ask to speak to your state’s senators. Each state has two senators. When you ...

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Trump Administration released a memo that undermines the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and continues the attacks on Dreamers and undocumented young people. The memo announces the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s plan to reject new DACA applications; reject new advanced parole requests except in exceptional circumstances; and ...

Washington, DC – Around 10:30 AM today, Senator Richard Durbin will seek unanimous consent to pass the American Dream and Promise Act on the Senate floor. The bill, which cleared the House almost a year ago, would create a path to citizenship for people in the United States with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ...

Washington, DC – This past Monday, #DACABells4Justice rang out in celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the administration’s unjust termination of DACA, in front of the court and all across the nation.  A total of 1,638 faith partners in eighteen states and the District of Columbia signed up to ring bells for DACA ...

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s illegal cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  Read quotes from DACA beneficiaries working for faith-based institutions here. To interview them or faith-based organizational leaders, contact Lynn Tramonte at media@interfaithimmigration.org. Following are additional quotes from faith leaders. “The Supreme Court’s decision ...

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s illegal cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  To interview DACA beneficiaries working for faith-based institutions, contact Lynn Tramonte at media@interfaithimmigration.org.    Giovana Oaxaca, Government Relations Associate at NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice said: “In a month of historic firsts, the ...