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Before SOTU, Faith Groups Reaffirm their Immigration Values and Vision for the Biden-Harris Administration
February 28, 2022Washington, 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 ...People of Faith to Biden: Dismantle Anti-Black Racism in US Immigration, Grant Cameroon TPS & Other Expansive Protections
February 17, 2022Washington, 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 ...One Year into Biden Administration, 900 Faith Leaders, Religious and Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Biden Halt Immigration Detention
January 19, 2022Washington, 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 ...At Start of Las Posadas, International Migrants Day, Biden Sends 100th Expulsion Flight to Haiti
December 17, 2021Washington, 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 ...Undeterred by Parliamentarian’s Opinion, People of Faith Continue to Demand Citizenship
December 17, 2021Washington, 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 ...Righteous Anger: Faith Groups Outraged by Biden Administration Decision to Expand ‘Remain in Mexico’
December 2, 2021Washington, 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 ...Displaced People in Ciudad Juárez Share Root Causes of Forced Migration in New Hope Border Institute Report
December 2, 2021Washington, DC – Interfaith Immigration Coalition partner Hope Border Institute of El Paso, Texas released its latest report, “No Queda de Otra: An Exploration of the Root Causes of Migration to the Southern Border.” Based on dozens of interviews with migrants and asylum seekers in Ciudad Juárez, the research finds that climate change and the ...Cameroon Advocacy Network to Congress & Biden Administration: Why is TPS for Cameroon Taking So Long?
December 1, 2021WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, the Cameroon Advocacy Network (CAN), in collaboration with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), held a Congressional briefing on the need for a temporary protected status (TPS) designation for Cameroon. The briefing had country conditions experts as well as impacted community members from CAN, Amnesty International, CASA, and the Center for Research, Education and ...Doctors, Faith Leaders, & Advocates Deliver 200,000+ Signatures Demanding Biden Restore Asylum
November 22, 2021Washington, DC – On Friday, rabbis, pastors, doctors, public health experts, and human rights leaders delivered more than 200,000 signatures to the White House demanding President Biden and the Center for Disease Control to take immediate action to restore the right to seek asylum by ending Trump-era, asylum-blocking policies such as Title 42 and ‘Remain ...People of Faith Respond to House Passage of Immigration Protections in Build Back Better Act
November 19, 2021Washington, DC – Today the House passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes deportation protections, work permits, and travel authorization for immigrants who arrived in the United States by January 1, 2011, allowing an estimated 7 million people to receive 5-year work permits that are renewable for another 5 years. These temporary protections, though ...
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