Anti-Discrimination

Washington, DC – Last night, the Senate parliamentarian rejected the proposed “Plan C” immigration provisions in the Build Back Better Act. Through a process called a “Byrd Bath,” the unelected Senate staff member heard arguments on the budgetary impacts of the bill’s provisions and shared opinions against the inclusion of deportation relief and work permits ...

Washington, DC –  Today the Biden administration announced its decision to reimplement and expand the so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico” – a policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico for their asylum hearings in the United States. People of faith express righteous anger at ...

Washington, DC – Interfaith Immigration Coalition partner Hope Border Institute of El Paso, Texas released its latest report, “No Queda de Otra: An Exploration of the Root Causes of Migration to the Southern Border.” Based on dozens of interviews with migrants and asylum seekers in Ciudad Juárez, the research finds that climate change and the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, the Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN), in collaboration with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), held a Congressional briefing on the need for a temporary protected status (TPS) designation for Cameroon. The briefing had country conditions experts as well as impacted community members from CAN, Amnesty International, CASA, and the Center for Research, Education and ...

Washington, DC – On Friday, rabbis, pastors, doctors, public health experts, and human rights leaders delivered more than 200,000 signatures to the White House demanding President Biden and the Center for Disease Control to take immediate action to restore the right to seek asylum by ending Trump-era, asylum-blocking policies such as Title 42 and ‘Remain ...

Washington, DC – Today the House passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes deportation protections, work permits, and travel authorization for immigrants who arrived in the United States by January 1, 2011, allowing an estimated 7 million people to receive 5-year work permits that are renewable for another 5 years. These temporary protections, though ...

Washington, DC –  This week, the House is expected to vote on the “Build Back Better” budget reconciliation bill. Because of the relentless advocacy of immigrants, faith groups, and allies for a path to citizenship, House negotiations resulted in a package that currently includes work permits and protection from deportation for 7 million undocumented people. In ...

Washington, DC – On Friday, following a non-stop week of action on Capitol Hill, the Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN) hosted a virtual listening session to demand safety and dignified treatment of Cameroonians in the United States in light of the Biden administration’s continued cruel treatment and deportations of Cameroonian people. The listening session took place just ...

Washington, DC – This week, the Biden Administration announced their framework for the “Build Back Better” bill that will invest $100 billion to legalize the status of undocumented immigrants in the United States. It is because of the strength and persistence of directly-impacted immigrants, advocates, and allies that citizenship has made it this far in ...

One year ago, Trump administration ICE officials used pepper-spray, choke holds, the WRAP torture device, and other forms of violence to forcibly deport Cameroonian, Congolese, and other African refugees to countries they fled, propelling a nationwide legal and advocacy movement to stop these cruel practices. From this sprung the Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN), led by ...