Civic Engagement

Their Election ‘Keeps the American Experiment Alive’ Washington, DC – In the 2019 elections, former refugees won big in towns across the United States. Many were first-time candidates and achieved historical firsts in their local communities.  Faith Williams, Associate Director of Government Relations & Advocacy at the National Council on Jewish Women and Co-Chair of the Interfaith ...

“We have a renewed passion to love our neighbor, and to reject any powers that demonize and hurt them” – Reverend Steven S. Bryant Tougaloo, MS – Father Odel Medina of St. Anne Catholic Church in Carthage is scheduled to testify at the congressional field hearing on the Mississippi immigration raids, led by the House Committee ...

Loving one another in truth and action Washington, DC – This is the latest in a series of “snapshots” on the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) and its member organizations.  Who They Are: The Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology (OJE) advocates, networks and educates for social and environmental justice, placing the voices of marginalized communities at ...

Washington, DC – Religious organizations are providers of spiritual guidance, education, health care, child care, and low-cost legal services in communities across the United States. Through this service, they know first-hand what ending DACA would mean for so many American families. Religious groups also count DACA recipients among their leadership and staff. By serving their ...

What: Protest at ICE Headquarters on 4 week anniversary of death of detained Cameroonian When: TODAY, Tuesday, October 29, 5:30PM Where:  ICE Headquarters, 500 12th St., SW, Washington, D.C. Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2192305967737276/?notif_t=plan_user_associated&notif_id=1572288061262209 Who: (Washington, D.C. 10/29/19) – On Tuesday, October 29th, several organizations led by the Cameroon American Council will gather outside ICE headquarters to protest their silence regarding ...

What: Protest at ICE Headquarters on 4 week anniversary of death of detained Cameroonian When: TODAY, Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 5:30PM Where:  ICE Headquarters, 500 12th St., SW, Washington, D.C. Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2192305967737276/?notif_t=plan_user_associated&notif_id=1572288061262209 Who: (Washington, D.C. 10/29/19) – On Tuesday, October 29th, several organizations led by the Cameroon American Council will gather outside ICE headquarters to protest their ...

Borders are an opportunity for all of us to be transformed Washington, DC – This is the latest in a series of “snapshots” on the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) and its member organizations.  Who They Are: The Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach (CCAO) is the US-based advocacy office for the Missionary Society of St. Columban. CCAO ...

To Reject Refugees is to Miss Christ’s Message of Love for One Another, Says IIC’s Adams  Washington, DC – The Washington Post is reporting that, once again, the Trump administration is putting more roadblocks into the asylum process, starting with a pilot program in El Paso to fast-track asylum screenings and make it more difficult for ...

CO, FL, GA, IN, MI, NJ, NY, OH, PA, UT, and WA Represented Washington, DC – In response to the Trump administration’s evisceration of the U.S. refugee resettlement program, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and sixteen other Republican Members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the administration to “maintain the United ...

In Immigration Hearings, Two Vastly Different Approaches on Display Washington, DC – What a difference a quarter of a mile makes. While the House of Representatives is engaging in oversight of the administration’s many cruel, inhumane, and often illogical immigration priorities, just across the Hill the Senate seems to be engaged in administrative apologetics. Even though ...