Civic Engagement

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 ...

Right now, the Iowa legislature is considering state funding for RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps, a program that provides job training and education for refugees and helps them thrive in their new communities. We need your help to tell our legislators to protect RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps and keep state funding intact. Refugees from all over the world have brought growth ...

Congress can stop Trump from building a wall and increasing detention & deportations. Congress has “the power of the purse,” which means they can decide whether or not to fund the $3 billion supplemental that President Trump requested for fiscal years 2017 for a deportation force, border wall, and expanded detention. Trump’s budget proposals would cut funding for education, ...

Prophetic Witness and Nonviolent Direct Action on Monday, April 3rd, 4-5:30 PM ET/ 1-2:30 PM PT.   As we continue to confront the harsh anti-immigrant policies of the Trump Administration this Interfaith Immigration Webinar focused on developing skills to plan nonviolent direct actions that can add to the prophetic witness of the faith community. We also heard about ...

*Note: Updated for the 115th Congress (as of August 9, 2017)   House Bills and Resolutions Pro-Immigration Bills and Resolutions: H.R.60 – The Encourage New Legalized Immigrants to Start Training Act or ENLIST Act would provide a way for undocumented immigrants who entered the United States before they were 15 years old to secure permanent legal residence in the ...

*Note: Updated for the 115th Congress (as of August 9th, 2017)   House Bills and Resolutions Pro-Refugee Bills and Resolutions: H.R.48 – The Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Act requires that the United States’ nation building actions in South Sudan, including in police and military training, political training, healthcare and education improvement, are inclusive ...