Anti-Discrimination

Washington D.C. – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) and its partners in the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) have launched a new public comment campaign to mobilize opposition to the Biden administration’s proposed asylum ban. The proposed rule, which closely mirrors a Trump administration ban, would severely limit asylum eligibility for those who did not first ...

“This policy would treat them as criminals” – Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner Washington, DC –  The New York Times reports that the Biden administration is considering reinstatement of family detention at the US-Mexico border as a means to deter families from coming to the US to seek safety. This comes as the administration has unrolled multiple ...

Washington – The #WelcomeWithDignity campaign for asylum rights held a Zoom press event with the Most Reverend Mark Seitz, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso and other prominent faith and community leaders, calling on President Biden to reverse course on his proposed asylum ban.  Download a recording of the webinar here (passcode k16Q&kmq). Following ...

Washington, DC – The #WelcomeWithDignity campaign, Interfaith Immigration Coalition, CASA, HIAS, and NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice—plus numerous partners—held a rally outside of the White House yesterday in protest of the Biden administration’s asylum ban. Faith groups and human rights organizations called on the administration to reverse course and implement humane, practical solutions instead. If ...

**Thurs. 2/23 at Noon ET #WelcomeWithDignity & Interfaith Immigration Coalition will hold a rally at the White House in protest of Biden’s asylum ban. More info here.** Washington, DC – Hours after the Biden administration announced its proposed rule for an asylum ban, hundreds of people across the nation came together for the global release of ...

Washington, DC –  Less than 24 hours after President Biden’s State of the Union address—in which he called on Congress to pass bipartisan immigration reform and work with him to “finish the job” on several pressing issues facing the nation—immigration advocates learned about a court filing from the Biden administration to the Supreme Court that ...

Washington, DC – In a press call today, faith leaders announced the delivery of a letter to President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, denouncing their plans to create a new asylum ban through the federal rulemaking process. The press conference speakers and ...

Washington, DC – Faith communities are disappointed and frustrated with the Biden administration’s latest announced border policies and enforcement-focused visit to the US-Mexico border in El Paso this past weekend.  It was reported that President Biden “did not appear to see or meet with migrants,” despite “a trip to a migrant respite center,” and appeared to ...

Washington, DC – President Biden’s proposed changes to asylum and border policy have wide-ranging implications for people seeking safety, as well as the United States’ obligation to provide humanitarian protection. On Sunday, the President travels to El Paso, Texas to further promote his agenda.  On Friday, January 6, border and immigration experts analyzed the administration’s plans ...

Washington, DC – During a speech today on border security and enforcement, President Biden announced his plans to increase migration-deterrence efforts—including an expansion of Title 42 and a transit ban—further restricting access to asylum in the US. The President outlined measures that would allow a limited number of asylum-seeking migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti ...