Civic Engagement

“It takes a certain kind of callous hypocrisy to profess to stand for law and order while unashamedly breaking it”  Washington, DC – The Government Accountability Office (GAO) concluded that Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli have been unlawfully serving as Acting Secretary of Homeland Security and Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), respectively. ...

CALL YOUR SENATORS AND TELL THEM TO INCLUDE IMMIGRANTS IN COVID-19 RELIEF! On Tuesday, August 11, please call your two senators in Washington, DC and tell them that we need COVID-19 relief for all workers, including immigrants! Call the Capitol Switchboard (202-225-3121), and ask to speak to your state’s senators. Each state has two senators. When you ...

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Trump Administration released a memo that undermines the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and continues the attacks on Dreamers and undocumented young people. The memo announces the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s plan to reject new DACA applications; reject new advanced parole requests except in exceptional circumstances; and ...

Washington, DC: Earlier today, Representative Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined representatives from over 15 other national faith-based and immigrants’ rights groups to deliver over 300,000 petition signatures demanding ICE release the families in its detention centers without the threat of family separation. The signatures were collected by Amnesty International USA, Families Belong Together, and Moms Rising. Rep. ...

Policy “disrespects immigrants’ hard work and families” Washington, DC – Once again, the Trump administration is attempting to defy the courts and issue an unconstitutional policy that would “erase” undocumented immigrants from the 2020 Census, and the country.  Faith Williams, Associate Director of Government Relations & Advocacy at the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and Interfaith ...

Washington, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition and Families Belong Together rallied outside of ICE headquarters today to deliver over a quarter of a million signatures demanding ICE release all the families in its custody. The demonstrators held 260 paper dolls representing the 260 children in ICE detention facilities. After representatives from ICE refused to ...

Washington, DC – While the Trump administration continues its all-out assault on the legal right to request asylum, lawyers, human rights groups, and faith-based organizations have mounted a formidable defense.  This week alone, over 400 constituents from forty-five states and the District of Columbia are participating in virtual legislative visits with 185 congressional offices, calling on ...

Washington, DC – What do foreign students in the United States on visas, and people fleeing violence and seeking safety on U.S. soil have in common? They are both the subject of Trump administration attacks this week.  The latest is another all-out assault on “asylum,” the legal right enshrined in U.S. and international law to NOT ...

Join us in advocating for restoring life-saving asylum protections and defunding harmful asylum policies. Our goal is to ensure that Members of Congress are educated about the administration’s systematic attacks on the asylum system that has resulted in a complex web of harm against asylum seekers. As the administration wrongfully and immorally uses the COVID-19 ...

Washington, DC – Around 10:30 AM today, Senator Richard Durbin will seek unanimous consent to pass the American Dream and Promise Act on the Senate floor. The bill, which cleared the House almost a year ago, would create a path to citizenship for people in the United States with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ...