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Cameroon American Council, CISPES DC, Justice for Muslims Collective, CASA, Interfaith Immigration Coalition, Church World Service, and others to protest ICE and demand answers on mysterious death of Detained Cameroonian Immigrant
October 29, 2019What: Protest at ICE Headquarters on 4 week anniversary of death of detained Cameroonian When: TODAY, Tuesday, October 29, 5:30PM Where: ICE Headquarters, 500 12th St., SW, Washington, D.C. Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2192305967737276/?notif_t=plan_user_associated¬if_id=1572288061262209 Who: (Washington, D.C. 10/29/19) – On Tuesday, October 29th, several organizations led by the Cameroon American Council will gather outside ICE headquarters to protest their silence regarding ...Cameroon American Council, CISPES DC, Justice for Muslims Collective, CASA, Interfaith Immigration Coalition, Church World Service, and others to protest ICE and demand answers on mysterious death of detained Cameroonian immigrant
October 29, 2019What: Protest at ICE Headquarters on 4 week anniversary of death of detained Cameroonian When: TODAY, Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 5:30PM Where: ICE Headquarters, 500 12th St., SW, Washington, D.C. Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2192305967737276/?notif_t=plan_user_associated¬if_id=1572288061262209 Who: (Washington, D.C. 10/29/19) – On Tuesday, October 29th, several organizations led by the Cameroon American Council will gather outside ICE headquarters to protest their ...Snapshot on Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach
October 28, 2019Borders are an opportunity for all of us to be transformed Washington, DC – This is the latest in a series of “snapshots” on the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) and its member organizations. Who They Are: The Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach (CCAO) is the US-based advocacy office for the Missionary Society of St. Columban. CCAO ...Trump Administration Undercuts Asylum, Again, With “Prompt Asylum Claim Review”
October 24, 2019To Reject Refugees is to Miss Christ’s Message of Love for One Another, Says IIC’s Adams Washington, DC – The Washington Post is reporting that, once again, the Trump administration is putting more roadblocks into the asylum process, starting with a pilot program in El Paso to fast-track asylum screenings and make it more difficult for ...Sixteen Republican House Members Urge Trump Administration to Uphold Refugee Protections
October 22, 2019CO, FL, GA, IN, MI, NJ, NY, OH, PA, UT, and WA Represented Washington, DC – In response to the Trump administration’s evisceration of the U.S. refugee resettlement program, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and sixteen other Republican Members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the administration to “maintain the United ...Congress Should Provide Oversight Of, Not Cover For, Trump Administration
October 21, 2019In Immigration Hearings, Two Vastly Different Approaches on Display Washington, DC – What a difference a quarter of a mile makes. While the House of Representatives is engaging in oversight of the administration’s many cruel, inhumane, and often illogical immigration priorities, just across the Hill the Senate seems to be engaged in administrative apologetics. Even though ...HIAS Airport Action and Anne C. Richard: Refugees Are Worth It
October 16, 2019Washington, DC – “That’s why I got arrested yesterday. Because the refugee resettlement program is worth it.” These are the words of Anne C. Richard, the former Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration who became an unlikely but powerful protester yesterday. She and seventeen other leaders were arrested in a compelling action designed ...Get to Know Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
October 14, 2019Still fighting to ensure that all people—including immigrants who are targeted and terrorized by the current administration—are treated with the dignity and respect that they deserve Washington, DC – This is the fifth in a series of “snapshots” on the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) and its member organizations. Who They Are: The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) ...Get to Know Church World Service (CWS)
October 14, 2019“Just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Washington, DC – This is the fourth in a series of “snapshots” on the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) and its member organizations. Who They Are: Church World Service (CWS) was born in the aftermath ...IIC’s Adams Responds to Trump Remarks About Somali Refugees
October 11, 2019“As people of faith we are called to radical, inclusive, extravagant love for our neighbor; and that’s what the refugee resettlement program means to us” Washington, DC – At a rally in Minnesota last night, President Trump denigrated refugees from Somalia and bragged about slashing the refugee resettlement program by 85%. He also attacked Rep. Ilhan ...
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