Civic Engagement

Washington, DC –  Yesterday, the Supreme Court made a decision to delay the end of Title 42 by granting a request to pause a lower court order that would have ended the asylum-blocking policy by December 21st. Title 42, first invoked by the Trump administration and continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for ...

Washington, D.C. – Following an eleventh hour request to keep Title 42 in place, the Supreme Court issued a stay that temporarily delays the termination of the asylum-blocking policy, which was ordered by a lower court to take place by December 21st.  In response, the Biden administration urged the Supreme Court to deny the request, saying ...

WASHINGTON, DC — This week, Senate leadership released the legislative text of the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which outlines the federal government’s spending for the coming year. Though the bill package includes increased funding for critical healthcare programs and coverage, faith organizations and directly-impacted advocacy groups are greatly disappointed that it excludes many ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, immigrant rights activists and faith groups will deliver a petition signed by over 1,600 people demanding that the Biden administration fully end Title 42 – the order that used the pandemic as an excuse to deny people the right to seek asylum in the United States. They also call on President Biden ...

Last week, faith groups gathered in Washington, DC and in Raleigh, North Carolina to hold interfaith vigils urging Congress to pass permanent protections with a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients and ‘Dreamers’, before year’s end. In Washington, DC, the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) joined representatives from Faith In Action and Congregation Action ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) joins the Haitian Bridge Alliance and other directly-impacted advocacy groups in celebrating the news that the Biden administration has extended and redesignated Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitian nationals currently in the United States. Following the lead of Black immigrant advocates, faith groups were among over 420 ...

Washington, DC – On a press call, representatives from faith and human rights groups that welcome and care for people seeking asylum in the United States responded to the ending of the Title 42 border closure policy and troubling reports by Axios that the Biden administration is planning to take criminalizing measures to bar asylum, ...

Washington, DC – This week, the Haitian Bridge Alliance, member organizations of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, and over 400 other civil and human rights organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration calling for the extension and redesignation of TPS for Haiti. The letter was sent in the wake of the administration’s announcement that TPS will ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, a federal judge ruled against asylum-blocking Title 42, deeming it a violation of U.S. asylum law with no basis in public health. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded by filing a stay that would delay implementation of the court order by five weeks as the Biden administration prepares its new ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities across the United States have been faithfully calling on Congress to pass much-needed permanent protections with a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants for many years.  Leading the way in these challenging efforts have been immigrant young people—many of whom have benefited from the work authorization ...