Civic Engagement

Church World Service Opposes President Trump’s Budget Request that would Gut Life-Saving Humanitarian Assistance, Balloon Irresponsible Deportation Force Franciscan Action Network Decries The President’s Budget Attack On Immigrants And Other Vulnerable People Friends Committee on National Legislation: Budget Request Entrenches Militarized and Punitive Immigration Policy, Fails Refugees, Betrays American Tradition of Welcome Lutheran Immigration and ...

Tomorrow (Thursday, May 17), the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will consider H.R. 2431, H.R. 2406, and H.R. 2407. Together, these bills would criminalize congregations and charities, force local police to serve as federal immigration enforcement officers, militarize a mass deportation force, expand mandatory and indefinite detention for children and families, and weaken protections for ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2017 CONTACT: media@cwsglobal.org | 202.733.5151   FAITH LEADERS CONDEMN TEXAS SB4, ANTI-IMMIGRANT LEGISLATION Faith leaders stand against anti-immigrant ‘show me your papers’ law that will increase racial profiling, discriminate against people of color, and reduce community safety   Washington, D.C. – Religious leaders across faith traditions condemn signing into law SB4, the pinnacle of harsh anti-immigrant ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2017 CONTACT: media@cwsglobal.org | 202.733.5151   200 TEXAS RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONDEMN ANTI-IMMIGRANT LEGISLATION Faith leaders condemn signing of SB4, a law that will increase discrimination and reduce community safety Austin, TX – Today, 200 Texas religious leaders sent a letter to Governor Abbott, condemning signing into law SB4, notably the harshest anti-immigrant bill to be ...

Twice this year, President Trump tried to grind the refugee resettlement program to a halt, ban individuals from six Muslim majority countries, and reduce the number of refugees we welcome in the United States. As we face the worst displacement crisis in global history with over 21 million refugees, Trump issued two executive orders in ...

The Texas House Calendars Committee is considering HB 582, which would discriminate against our refugee, asylee, and legal permanent resident (LPR) immigrant neighbors by requiring them to provide a full set of fingerprints when applying for a driver’s license. HB 582 does not make communities or cities in Texas any safer, and serves only to ...

To download a copy of the letter, please click here. Honorable John F. Kelly Secretary Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20016 RE: Request to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti Dear Secretary Kelly: On behalf of the 168 undersigned national, state, and local faith-based organizations, as well as 248 faith leaders from across traditions, we respectfully request that ...

Background: As Congress makes decisions about refugee funding and responds to President Trump’s executive order impacting refugees, it is critical that our Senators and Representatives hear from us as constituents who care about refugees. While the executive order impacting refugees and Muslims is on hold due to a federal court order, it is likely that ...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recently apprehended, detained and deported Somali individuals back to their home country. These Somalis are asylum seekers, asylees, and refugees who have fled persecution and tragedy. In Georgia, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended eight Somalis, detained them and put them into deportation proceedings. Some have been in ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2017 CONTACT: Myrna Orozco | 202.599.3585 | media@cwsglobal.org   Faith leaders to DHS: Bring Juan Back Home Petition to Secretary Kelley: http://bit.ly/2oKYqnA   Washington D.C. – Following news that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiary Juan Manuel Montes was deported, faith leaders join #JusticeForJuan campaign to demand answers and call for his return ...