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  • Heal Not Harm: Restore Asylum Now! July 18-31, 2022

    July 13, 2022
    Heal Not Harm: Restore Asylum Now! July 18-31, 2022
    Did you know that the pandemic is still being used as justification for refusing, detaining, and expelling asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border? Under Title 42, almost all asylum-seeking families and individuals are being denied their human and legal right to seek safety. Many migrants have faced violence and even lost their lives due to this ...
  • Faith Groups to Texas Gov. Abbott: Do Not Vilify Our Immigrant Neighbors

    July 8, 2022
    Faith Groups to Texas Gov. Abbott: Do Not Vilify Our Immigrant Neighbors
    Washington, DC –  Texas Governor Greg Abbott today signed an executive order falsely declaring an ‘invasion’ and calling on the Texas National Guard and law enforcement officials to unlawfully return people seeking asylum and other migrants to border ports of entry. This announcement comes less than two weeks after 53 immigrant lives were lost in ...
  • Faith Groups Celebrate SCOTUS Decision on “Remain in Mexico,” Urge Biden to Act

    June 30, 2022
    Faith Groups Celebrate SCOTUS Decision on "Remain in Mexico," Urge Biden to Act
    Washington, DC – In a long-overdue victory for asylum seekers, the Supreme Court ruled today that the Biden administration has the authority to terminate the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico.” Since the Trump administration implemented this cruel and discriminatory policy in January of 2019, over 70,000 people have been forced to ...
  • People of Faith Grieve San Antonio Tragedy, Call for Swift Action on Asylum

    June 28, 2022
    People of Faith Grieve San Antonio Tragedy, Call for Swift Action on Asylum
    One of the deadliest tragedies involving migrants in the U.S.-Mexico border region occurred this week when over 40 people were found dead in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. The death toll has now surpassed 50 and includes at least 22 people from Mexico, seven from Guatemala, and two from Honduras.  This ...
  • “Refugees are not Curses, but Blessings:” This World Refugee Day, Faith Groups Call for Restoring Welcome

    June 20, 2022
    “Refugees are not Curses, but Blessings:” This World Refugee Day, Faith Groups Call for Restoring Welcome
    Washington D.C. – People of faith recognize World Refugee Day today with both joy and grief. While we celebrate the incredible resilience, courage, and contributions of refugees and all displaced persons worldwide, we lament that over 100 million people—the highest number in history—have been forced to flee their homes. We grieve that in the face ...
  • This Juneteenth, Faith Groups Demand No More Delays in Justice for Black Migrants

    June 20, 2022
    This Juneteenth, Faith Groups Demand No More Delays in Justice for Black Migrants
    Washington D.C. – This June 19 marked the second year that Juneteenth has been celebrated as an official federal holiday in the United States. Juneteenth National Independence Day commemorates the day in 1865 when the news of the end of slavery reached enslaved Black people in the South—over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was ...
  • On 10 Year Anniversary of DACA, Faith Groups Call for Citizenship For All

    June 15, 2022
    On 10 Year Anniversary of DACA,  Faith Groups Call for Citizenship For All
    Washington, DC – Today people of faith recognize the ten year anniversary of the creation of the DACA program, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals—a hard-fought victory secured by immigrant youth. While DACA has been an important protection for over 800,000 young people, we know it has just been a band-aid: a small, short-term solution ...
  • Ahead of World Refugee Day, Advocates Gathered to Call for Restoring Welcome

    June 14, 2022
    Ahead of World Refugee Day,  Advocates Gathered to Call for Restoring Welcome
    Washington D.C. – Yesterday, ahead of World Refugee Day (June 20), directly-impacted leaders, faith leaders, and advocates gathered to discuss the urgent need to restore welcome for all. Over the past ten years, the global refugee population has more than doubled—now exceeding 84 million—but the U.S.’ ability to welcome refugees, asylum seekers, and others seeking ...
  • People of Faith Cry Out: Title 42 Kills

    June 8, 2022
    People of Faith Cry Out: Title 42 Kills
    Washington, DC – While lawmakers in Washington, DC consider plans to vote on anti-asylum legislation that would make it difficult to rescind Title 42, Black asylum seekers and advocacy groups at the border held a funeral last week for two Haitian migrants who lost their lives in Tijuana after being blocked from requesting asylum under ...
  • Faith Groups Lament the Continuation of Title 42

    May 24, 2022
    Faith Groups Lament the Continuation of Title 42
    Washington, DC – Yesterday, people of faith joined border organizations and directly-impacted groups in lamenting the day that was to mark the end of the asylum-blocking Title 42 expulsion policy. Instead, May 23rd was another day of a broken and harmful asylum system following a federal judge’s ruling on Friday that blocked the Biden administration ...
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