Civic Engagement

this week’s webinar along with the slide deck. Other resources include: the Justice for Immigrants website, the August 2018 Toolkit, and the End Family Separation Toolkit. Please join us for a webinar on Monday, July 30 at 4 PM EST on family separation with members of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Justice ...

The national crisis of separated families and indefinite detention is raging on. Congress has an important role to play to end family incarceration and separation. But right now, they are considering pouring billions of dollars into inhumane immigration enforcement, detention, and border militarization, while considering legislation that will incarcerate more families indefinitely. Congress must act ...

Offended that Attorney General Jeff Sessions used sacred texts to justify border tactics that are “immoral, inhumane, and unnecessary,” on Friday, June 22, dozens of local and national faith delivered the letter denouncing the practice and his rationale.   Within the letter, interfaith signers urged Congress to reject bills that expanded child detention, like the Ryan compromise ...

WASHINGTON, DC – In concert with the National Day of Action for Children, faith leaders across traditions join the national outcry against families being separated at the U.S. border, the detention and prosecution of parents travelling with children, and documented acts of abuse by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...

The discharge petition filed on May 9 by House Republicans would force a House vote on H.Res 744, bipartisan legislation that would allow for consideration of four drastically different immigration proposals (these bills look to be similar to those considered in the Senate in March). Res 744: Queen-of-the-Hill Rule H.Res. 774 brings H.R. 4760, the anti-immigrant, anti-family ...

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, May 3, at 4:30, clergy, faith communities and immigrants took part in the national Jericho Walk, an annual silent, interfaith day of prayer and action held in communities to show solidarity with immigrant rights leaders who have been targeted for challenging deportation and detention policies. The walk is part of a ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, 58 faith-based organizations and 189 faith leaders sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expressing shock and outrage about ICE’s decision to eliminate the presumption of release for pregnant women from immigrant detention, except in extraordinary circumstances. ICE also removed oversight and accountability ...

Washington, D.C. – Faith leaders held a footwashing service in the shadow of the White House this afternoon. The biblical practice of footwashing is part of the Holy Week tradition for Christians to underscore the importance of welcome and serving the marginalized. Faith leaders used today’s service to hold the  Trump administration accountable to fulfill ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 CONTACT: jamuzie@interfaithimmigration.org   OVER 300 FAITH LEADERS AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON CONGRESS TO CUT FUNDING FOR IMMIGRATION DETENTION, DEPORTATION, AND BORDER MILITARIZATION   Congress must immediately enact a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth while upholding our family-based immigration system and protecting other immigrant populations.   Washington, D.C. – 246 faith leaders from across ...

Say NO to More Detention, Deportation, and Border Militarization   Background: President Trump is requesting billions of dollars in additional funding to expand a deportation force to tear families and communities apart, detain an unprecedented 52,000 people daily, and further militarize communities living in border regions. This means billions of additional funding to balloon an already bloated ...