Enforcement

“Living in that kind of hate is antithetical to the gospel” Washington, DC – The New York Times is reporting that immigration raids, previously announced by President Trump, will begin this Sunday. Religious leaders from diverse faiths are denouncing these aggressive actions against families.   “These raids come from a place of fear, suspicion, and hate; living in ...

In Appropriations Debate, Congress Must Listen to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights & Faith Leaders, Enforce Accountability for Trump Abuses Washington, DC – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is “appalled” by the U.S. treatment of asylum seekers arriving at our southern border: In most of these cases, the migrants and refugees ...

Washington, DC – Religious leaders are outraged to see the Trump administration’s latest attack on immigrant leaders who have lived in our communities for years. The government is issuing steep, nearly $500,000 fines to immigrants who are claiming Sanctuary in congregations across the country while they continue to fight their deportation cases.  Isaac S. Villegas, pastor ...

Washington, DC – The crisis of Trump’s making at our southern border has lead to the deaths of migrants of all ages. Yet rather than treat individuals with human dignity and recognize their legal right to apply for asylum, the administration is prosecuting humanitarians for following our religious teachings, continuing to erase the asylum process, ...

Adams: “Not one more US tax dollar toward cruel, harmful, un-American policies” Rev. McCullough: “Unified families bring stability; erecting barriers to reunification is wrong” Evans: “In the US, we value family of all kinds; Trump’s vision is not our vision” Washington, DC – During his Rose Garden speech on immigration tomorrow, President Trump will reiterate his demand ...

Update: Congress has extended the deadline for the DHS spending debate. Keep calling your Members of Congress until the new December 21 deadline!  Congress must decide by December 7, 2018 how to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the rest of fiscal year 2019. Right now is a critical time for people of faith ...

As you consider spending levels for the rest of fiscal year 2019 (FY19), we urge you to reduce harmful and reckless immigration enforcement funding and reject any funding above FY18 enacted levels. Each person caught in our bloated, profit-driven, and unbridled immigrant detention system is a child of God and deserves to be treated with humanity ...

here. February 14, 2018 Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer: The faith community writes today urging all Members of Congress to oppose the Secure and Succeed Act of 2018. This bill combines the harmful provisions in the Secure Act (S.2192) and the Succeed Act (S. 1852) and would dismantle access to family reunification. Faith leaders call ...

*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 as of March 20, 2017 House Bills and Resolutions H.R.489 – The No Religious Registry Act of 2017 finds that the creation of religious registries and surveillance of religious groups, like the National Security Entry-Exit System, does not enhance national security but does go against American values. The bill prohibits the government from collecting information, ...