Civic Engagement

The Trump administration proposed yet another rule to gut the U.S. asylum system, a sweeping effort in a long line of restrictions and bans. The goal is to end asylum in the United States administratively, without an act of Congress, and keep people fleeing violence and murder in harm’s way. The public had until July ...

Washington, DC – This past Monday, #DACABells4Justice rang out in celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the administration’s unjust termination of DACA, in front of the court and all across the nation.  A total of 1,638 faith partners in eighteen states and the District of Columbia signed up to ring bells for DACA ...

Washington, DC – Since its inception, the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) has held one truth: Our diverse faith traditions compel us to welcome one another with love and compassion, regardless of place of birth, religion, or race. Yet religious institutions, communities, and leaders have fallen short of this ideal, and are complicit in the systemic ...

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s illegal cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  Read quotes from DACA beneficiaries working for faith-based institutions here. To interview them or faith-based organizational leaders, contact Lynn Tramonte at media@interfaithimmigration.org. Following are additional quotes from faith leaders. “The Supreme Court’s decision ...

Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s illegal cancellation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.  To interview DACA beneficiaries working for faith-based institutions, contact Lynn Tramonte at media@interfaithimmigration.org.    Giovana Oaxaca, Government Relations Associate at NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice said: “In a month of historic firsts, the ...

Faith Leaders Commemorate World Refugee Day June 20, Urge U.S. to Restore Protections That Save Lives “Our lives and rights are interconnected, and the racism that has gutted refugee resettlement is part and parcel to the hatred that harms and kills Black people in the United States”  Washington, DC – June 20th is World Refugee Day, a day ...

Washington, DC – Today, 339 faith-based organizations and 1,356 faith leaders from all fifty states, plus DC, are issuing an open letter to policymakers at all levels, demanding an end to anti-immigrant policies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter comes on the same day that a proposed rule to completely gut the ...

“The fight for justice for all immigrants is part of a larger racial justice movement that demands full equality and investments in the communities of Black people and communities of color” Washington, DC – Monday, June 15, marks eight years since President Barack Obama announced the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program ...

“More People Will Die” Washington, DC – Yesterday the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security submitted a notice of proposed rulemaking to the Federal Register that proves these governmental bodies stand for neither justice nor safety.  The proposed rule further guts the U.S. legal system of asylum and other protections for people who are fleeing violence and ...

On June 3, the IIC held a webinar on detention, asylum, and enforcement issues during the COVID-19 pandemic with: Sharon Stanley-Rea, Director, Disciples Refugee & Immigration Ministries (RIM) Guerline Jozef, President of Haitian Bridge Alliance Chiqui Sanchez Kennedy, Immigration Legal Services Director, YMCA International Services Pedro Rios, Director of the U.S.-Mexico Border Program, American Friends Service Committee Hillary Kipnis, Migrant ...