Civic Engagement

Washington, D.C. – More than 200 faith leaders across the country have sent a letter telling President Biden to reunite immigrant families stuck in visa backlogs. The letter is part of Value Our Families’ ongoing Hearts@Home campaign aimed at the administration. While families across the country prepare for reunions and time together this holiday season, immigrant ...

Washington, DC – As a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators negotiates President Biden’s supplemental funding request this week, faith groups are continuing to urge lawmakers to safeguard critical asylum protections. Senators are holding up funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan by demanding extreme, lasting changes to immigration policy in the supplemental funding bill. This includes ...

Washington, DC – On November 6, 2023, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Lankford (R-OK), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) proposed a list of asylum policy changes that they requested in exchange for support for foreign aid assistance. These anti-asylum proposals include aspects of H.R. 2, a bill that would have a far-reaching impact on individuals, children, ...

Washington, DC – In a stunning reversal of previous statements and campaign promises, the Biden Administration has waived more than 20 laws to allow for the construction of a border wall in south Texas.  As faith groups committed to humane reception at the US-Mexico border, this announcement is a significant disappointment as the government prioritizes physical ...

Washington, DC – Recent reports have indicated the Biden administration is considering the implementation of a policy that would force migrant families who enter the U.S. without authorization to remain in Texas near the border. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) urges the Biden administration to abandon this policy, as it fails to welcome migrants and ...

Washington, DC – On September 20, the Biden administration announced that it will be extending and redesignating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who arrived in the United States before July 31, 2023. On September 21, the administration announced the extension and redesignation of TPS for Afghanistan. TPS holders are given temporary status due to ...

Washington, DC –  On July 25, Judge Tigar blocked the Biden administration’s asylum regulation, finding it clearly unlawful. The asylum ban renders migrants who enter the United States between the ports of entry or who fail to seek protection in another country en route to the United States presumptively ineligible for asylum. The rule, published ...

Washington, DC – As we approach World Refugee Day on June 20th, faith-based organizations from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition are calling on the U.S. government and our communities to remember our moral and legal commitments to people forced to leave their homelands. Our ancient sacred texts call us to this work, reminding us that we ...

Washington DC: National faith organizations from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition are celebrating the lifting of Title 42 after several years of it being misused under a false pretense of public health from both the Trump and Biden administrations; wherein the clear objective of this arcane health code was to expel asylum seekers in an unprecedented ...

Washington, DC –  Following a New York Times report earlier this month that the Biden administration is considering reinstatement of family detention at the US-Mexico border, 130 faith-based organizations delivered a letter to the White House today urging the administration to halt these inhumane plans.  The letter was signed by 130 religious organizations and announced by ...