Civic Engagement

Washington, DC – This week, news reports indicated that the Biden administration is expected to terminate Title 42 by May 23. The public health order, first invoked by the Trump administration and continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for over two years to block migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border ...

Washington, DC –  Over 560 faith leaders and nearly 140 faith organizations delivered a letter to the White House today urging the Biden administration to provide a robust humanitarian response to the needs of displaced and at-risk populations as the conflict in Ukraine continues.  While faith communities applauded the Biden administration’s recent decisions to grant TPS ...

Washington, DC – Faith leaders, humanitarian organizations, and immigrants’ rights groups marched from the Trump Hotel to the White House today to demand an end to Title 42. The public health order, first implemented by the Trump administration and affirmatively continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for “two years too long” to illegally ...

Washington, DC –  The Department of Homeland Security announced today the designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan, and the extension and redesignation of TPS and Special Student Relief (SSR) for South Sudan. The member organizations of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) commend these decisions, but express continued concern for other Black migrants currently ...

Washington, DC – On the eve of President Biden’s State of the Union address, member groups of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition reaffirm their faith-guided values and vision for U.S. immigration to the Biden-Harris administration.  In December 2020, the IIC called for a reformed immigration system and restoration of welcome in a report submitted to the incoming ...

Washington, DC –  Today, faith organizations and leaders join together with Black immigrant activists and allies for the national Black Immigrant Advocacy Day of Action to demand the Biden administration act on its commitment to combat anti-Black racism in the U.S. immigration system. Echoing the concerns of over 100 members of Congress and a newly-released ...

Washington, DC –  Today, nine hundred spiritual leaders and multiple faith-based and immigrant rights groups delivered a letter to the White House urging the Biden administration to immediately halt all efforts to expand immigrant detention. With the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s inauguration approaching, the signatories – including Church World Service, Detention Watch Network, Interfaith ...

Washington, DC – Just days into the observance of Las Posadas and on the eve of International Migrants Day, President Biden sent the 100th expulsion flight to Haiti in less than three months. These nearly daily flights have resulted in the removal of over 10,700 Haitians who sought refuge in the United States, nearly half ...

Washington, DC – Last night, the Senate parliamentarian rejected the proposed “Plan C” immigration provisions in the Build Back Better Act. Through a process called a “Byrd Bath,” the unelected Senate staff member heard arguments on the budgetary impacts of the bill’s provisions and shared opinions against the inclusion of deportation relief and work permits ...

Washington, DC –  Today the Biden administration announced its decision to reimplement and expand the so-called “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico” – a policy that forces asylum seekers to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico for their asylum hearings in the United States. People of faith express righteous anger at ...