Anti-Discrimination

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 ...

40th Anniversary of Refugee Act Washington, DC – March 17 is the anniversary of implementation of the Refugee Act of 1980. After forty years of history and leadership in humanitarian protection, the Trump administration has dismantled the U.S. asylum and refugee programs. Faith leaders decry this deterioration of our proud tradition of offering welcome and a ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the deadly Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)/Remain in Mexico policy to continue for the time being, as the high court decides whether to take up the case. The development came today, in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, ...

As the administration immorally mismanages taxpayer dollars, faith communities urge Congress to pass a faithful budget that invests in community wholeness and lifts up the sacred dignity of every person. WASHINGTON, DC – As Congress conducts its appropriations and oversight duties, faith communities call on legislators to uphold our moral and legal obligations, refuse to expand ...