Anti-Discrimination

Washington, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) mourns the death of Carlos Ernesto Escobar Mejia and offers love, prayers, and solidarity to his family members and friends. Mr. Mejia died of COVID-19, which he contracted while detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Otay Mesa Detention Center.   San Diego Union-Tribune spoke with ...

President Trump issued a new Executive Order to “cancel legal immigration,” claiming that it would help the hard hit economy. The order bans many immigrants from entering the United States and keeps families apart for at least sixty days. Faith leaders reacted strongly, calling his exploitation of the coronavirus public health emergency a “national disgrace.” ...

Washington, DC – Yesterday, several faith-based organizations who work directly with immigrants and refugees submitted comments on an interim final rule promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The rule, combined with an order also issued by the CDC, has blocked all asylum ...

Washington, DC – In a late-night Tweet, President Trump made another major policy announcement that his aides are now scrambling to implement.  It was not an announcement that the federal government would stop seizing PPE from the states and other nations. Not an announcement that the federal government would stop deporting people who test positive for ...

Washington, DC – Two hundred twenty-four faith-based organizations and over 1,000 faith leaders sent a letter to the Trump administration, Congress, and Governors, telling them that “immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers must be included in our emergency response if we are to assist everyone who is in need.” The organizations and individuals span ...

Washington, DC – Today marks one year since the Department of Homeland Security brushed off concerns from non-governmental organizations about the conditions in Venezuela and the need for a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for this country.  A year later, another one million people have been forced to flee Venezuela, and the Trump administration continues to ...

Washington, DC – Today, lawyers for Batalla Vidal, et al., No. 18-589, one of the DACA cases under consideration at the U.S. Supreme Court filed a letter asking the Court to consider how the COVID-19 global health pandemic would impact DACA recipients and their families. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition urges the Supreme Court to ...

Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) Toolkit #Faith4DACA Pre-Decision ToolkitDownload The COVID-19 crisis affects everyone in our communities, including Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and their families. Very soon, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision in the DACA case that could fundamentally alter their futures in the United States.  Just now, the Supreme Court agreed ...

Washington, DC – Now is a time to come together–U.S. born citizens, immigrants, and refugees–and recognize that we are all part of one race, the human race. We are stronger together, and we will get through this challenging time together.  The Interfaith Immigration Coalition is concerned about all members of our human family, in the United ...

Facebook Live: March 18, Noon ET/9am PT  Washington, DC – Diverse religions practice the blessing of home, the center for our families and sense of security. In a Facebook Live event on Wednesday, March 18th, at noon eastern, DACA recipients from Muslim and Christian faiths will talk about their spiritual beliefs and what “home” means to ...