Anti-Discrimination

WASHINGTON, DC – A federal appeals court is bringing the Remain in Mexico/Migration Protection Protocols (MPP) to a grinding halt, at least for the time being. This is great news. Now, Congress must ensure that MPP cannot resume, by blocking the administration’s dismantling of the U.S. asylum system that is supposed to protect individuals fleeing ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition welcomes Thursday’s hearing in the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship about “The Current State of the U.S. Refugee Program.” “God calls us to welcome the stranger through concrete actions that provide safety and security to the world’s persecuted. The Trump administration’s asylum and refugee policies are ...

Pre-Supreme Court Decision Toolkit – Write a Letter to the Editor! Guidance on how to write Letters to the Editor and urge the Supreme Court to stand with DACA recipients. #Faith4DACA Pre-Decision Toolkit April 2020_Update3Download DACA Webinars March 10, 2020:  Informative webinar along with action steps to stand with DACA recipients as we wait for the Supreme Court ...

  Washington, DC – The New York Times sparked a controversy when it published a traditional wedding announcement for Stephen Miller and Katie (Waldman) Miller. Given Miller’s connections to white supremacist groups and ideologies, many were outraged at the normalization of hate represented by this decision. “Did The Times publish a puff piece about the marriage of ...

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/137844317373303/ Brownsville, TX – On February 14 at 3:30pm CST, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders are coming together in Brownsville, TX for an interfaith vigil, praying for an end to callous policies that restrict asylum.  WHAT: Jewish, Muslim, and Christian leaders pray for end to fatal asylum policies  WHEN: Friday, February 14th, 3:30pm CST WHERE: Xeriscape Park, ...

Washington, DC – Today, the administration announced an expansion to the Muslim ban that includes Nigeria, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, and Myanmar. It also bans individuals from Sudan and Tanzania from obtaining “diversity visas.” This week marked three years since the Trump administration’s nefarious first attempt at a Muslim and refugee ban, and the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

Washington, DC – A year of Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)/Remain in Mexico policy. A year of forcing people to remain in Mexico, often times homeless and without any sort of assistance, while they await their day in U.S. immigration court. A year of attacks, robberies, kidnappings, rapes, and even murders—all due to a U.S. government ...

An Affront to Religious Values and U.S. Constitution Washington, DC – Today, Senator Blumenthal (D-CT) and several other senators introduced a resolution condemning the Trump administration’s refugee and Muslim ban as well as the “Remain in Mexico” policy that puts asylum-seekers in harm’s way.  Yesterday marked three years since the Trump administration’s nefarious first attempt at ...

Trump Administration’s Goal is to Keep Out All Immigrants But the Very Rich  Washington, DC – Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a nationwide injunction, clearing the way for the Trump administration to implement its revision to the definition of who is considered to be a “public charge,” and therefore ineligible for permanent legal status.  “This amounts ...

Vigils Across U.S. Demand an End to Anti-Asylum Policies Washington, DC – January 29th marks one year of the disastrous Remain in Mexico policy that traps asylum seekers in Mexico while they wait for hearings in the United States. Faith communities and immigrants’ rights groups are marking the date with a national day of prayer and ...