Anti-Discrimination

Washington, DC — “Welcome to Washington, DC,” said Jessica, a community volunteer, to a group of newly-arriving asylum seekers bused to the city from Texas. On the September 12 episode, “Bringing the border to Biden,” of Vox’s Today, Explained news podcast, Senior Producer/Reporter Haleema Shah highlights the coordinated welcome of migrants that have been bused to ...

God of abundant love, we ask for forgiveness for the times we have failed to see you in the faces of asylum seekers in search of safety for their children, refugees fleeing violence, and DACA recipients chasing their dreams. We ask your pardon for the times we failed to offer shelter and protection to your precious people. God of ...

“I think what scares me the most about losing my DACA status is not my own well-being, because this country has activated my indigenous blood’s survival nature, the same that ran through my ancestras’ veins. What does scare me the most is the reality that losing my status does not only impact me negatively, but ...

Washington, DC – In a letter delivered to the White House today, 208 religious leaders and 108 national, state, and local faith-based organizations urged President Biden to set the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Presidential Determination (PD), also known as the refugee admissions goal, at 200,000 and to hold meaningful consultations with Congress in support of ...

Washington, DC – On Wednesday, the Biden Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a regulation to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The final DACA rule is intended to more effectively shield DACA in the courts.  While the new rule keeps the status of current DACA recipients intact, it ultimately will ...

Washington, DC – Today, in a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, 162 organizations—including nearly 20 Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) member organizations—joined the Sikh Coalition, the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona (ACLU-AZ), and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in calling for an end to the mistreatment of religious ...

Washington, DC – Yesterday, 109 organizations, including multiple Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) members, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to review country conditions and designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Student Relief (SSR) for Mali. Following the lead of African immigrant and Black-led community organizations, the ...

Washington, DC – Ten years ago today marked the first day that thousands of young immigrants were able to submit their first applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, status. Due to the relentless advocacy of immigrant youth, the DACA program was created to offer employment authorization and protection from deportation for undocumented ...

Washington, DC – Yesterday, a bipartisan group of Representatives introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act—just days after its identical companion bill was introduced in the Senate. The bicameral, bipartisan legislation creates a path to citizenship for tens of thousands of Afghan evacuees currently in the United States that were resettled into American communities after the U.S. ...

Washington, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) joins their partner, Jews and Muslims and Allies Acting Together (JAMAAT), in lamenting the recent murders of three Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in a span of just 10 days. Those killed were Aftab Hussein, Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, and Nayeem Hossain, who had just become a ...