Civic Engagement

October 29-November 4 Advocating for the Dream Act (S. 1615 / H.R. 3440) is putting the faithful call to love our neighbors into action. Congress must hear from us this week and every week until Congress passes a clean Dream Act with a pathway to citizenship.   Plan Dream Sabbath Events Plan #Faith4Dream events to happen before or ...

Tell Congress & the White House that you OPPOSE Trump’s Latest Refugee Ban President Trump has rewritten his executive order to: Ban refugees from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and stateless Palestinians for 90 days, in addition to the 120 day refugee ban that expired on October ...

On Thursday, October 26th, the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee is holding an oversight hearing on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Refugee resettlement is a life-saving opportunity for individuals and families fleeing persecution to rebuild their lives in safety. Today, we face the worst displacement crisis in recorded history with more than 65 million ...

**Instructions below** This map highlights the 2017 DREAM Sabbath events around the country in support of the DREAM Act. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition invites people of all faiths to stand in solidarity with immigrant youth by organizing a Dream Sabbath, ideally before the end of October. The Dream Sabbath toolkit can be found here as a PDF and here ...

Campaign Goal: Increase pressure on the U.S. Government to improve treatment of immigrants by reducing funding for ICE and DHS. Tactic: Boycott key banks profiting from private prisons and an unjust immigration system Core Affected Community Partners: Enlace (immigrant workers) and NAKASEC (Korean immigrants) Rationale: Many of us have worked tirelessly contacting our congresspersons, setting up meetings, signing ...

Right now, we are facing a heartless campaign to tear families apart and devastate communities by arresting and deporting moms, dads, and young people who have lived in the United States for years. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was created to provide protection to those in the United States when it is unsafe for their return ...

A Refugee Admissions Goal of 45,000 Is Inexcusable Background: News outlets are reporting that the Trump administration will set the refugee admissions goal for next fiscal year at 45,000 – which would be the lowest goal in U.S. history. The average admissions goal from when The Refugee Act of 1980 passed up till today is 95,000, ...

CONGRESSWOMAN SCHAKOWSKY,  FAITH LEADERS, AND REFUGEES URGE CONGRESS TO STOP TRUMP FROM SHUTTING THE DOOR ON REFUGEES On morning of the Trump administration’s consultation with Congress regarding refugee resettlement, leaders urge President Trump to set a goal of 75,000 for refugee admissions Link to photos and video: Watch the video Browse photos from the event   Washington, D.C. – Church World Service ...

President Trump has terminated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, turning our nation’s back on undocumented youth who are valued members of our communities. The consequences are immediate, devastating, and profound. No new DACA applications are being considered, and DACA recipients will soon see their protection revoked. DACA has protected nearly 800,000 immigrant ...

Dream Sabbath 2017 Launch: Join us to Stand in Solidarity with Immigrant Youth