Congress must update U.S. immigration laws to meet the needs of our families and communities.
Faith Groups Condemn Supreme Court Decision to Force Reinstatement of Remain in Mexico Policy
August 25, 2021WASHINGTON, DC – Last night the Supreme Court issued a ruling affirming a lower court decision that requires the Biden administration to reinstate the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) or “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forces people seeking asylum to await their court dates in Mexico. While litigation continues, faith leaders are urging the Biden ...Faith Leaders Demand Humanitarian Relief and Refuge for Haitian and Afghan Nationals
August 19, 2021WASHINGTON, DC – Faith groups from across the United States express their grief about the devastation, fear, and uncertainty that Haitian and Afghan people are feeling, and call on the Biden administration to use the significant power of the U.S. government to protect human life. Compelled by their faith traditions’ call to speak up for and ...Summer Advocacy Action List
August 13, 2021Congress has an historic opportunity to pass citizenship for immigrants through the congressional budget reconciliation process this year. On August 11, we celebrated an important step that the Senate passed a budget resolution that includes a path to citizenship. We must keep up the momentum! While Congress is in recess and into September, faith communities ...Congress Must “Show Up For Immigrant Justice, So Each Person Can Find Welcome and Home”
August 11, 2021WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate passed a budget resolution that advanced many economic and other urgent needs. Included in the package was a commitment to creating a path to citizenship for certain immigrants in the United States. People of faith from Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, ...From AZ to WV, People of Faith Demand Path to Citizenship
August 10, 2021WASHINGTON, DC – People of faith from seventeen states are calling on their Senators to pass a budget resolution with a path to citizenship for DACA recipients, TPS holders, farmworkers, and other essential workers, and to oppose any harmful anti-immigrant amendments that come up during “vote-o-rama.” From Arizona to West Virginia, and Florida to Washington ...Asylum Seekers, Faith Leaders, Human Rights Groups Demand End to Title 42 on 70th Anniversary of Refugee Convention
July 29, 2021WASHINGTON, DC – Asylum seekers, human rights groups, and faith leaders rallied and held vigil in front of the White House yesterday to demand an end to “Title 42 expulsions,” a Trump-era policy used to block asylum seekers under the guise of public health. They highlighted the United States’ responsibility to refugees and asylum seekers ...Citizenship for All Webinars in English and Spanish
July 28, 2021Watch our “Citizenship For All” webinar and advocate for Congress to enact a path to citizenship this year! English: https://bit.ly/IICP2CENG Spanish: https://bit.ly/IICP2CSPANFaith Leaders Denounce President Biden’s Exclusionary Remarks: “They Should Not Come”
July 22, 2021WASHINGTON, DC – In a CNN town hall last night, President Biden was asked to speak to his administration’s stance on immigration, recalling when Vice President Kamala Harris told migrants, “do not come,” in a speech last month in Guatemala. “They should not come,” Biden responded, going on to describe his administration’s intention to set ...Faith Groups Denounce Court Ruling on DACA, Demand Pathway to Citizenship
July 19, 2021WASHNGTON, DC – Faith groups from across the United States express their deep concern regarding the decision made by a Texas federal court on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The ruling announced on July 16 “vacates” the memo that established the DACA program, which partially terminates the program by blocking new DACA ...Virginians Pray for a Path to Citizenship This Summer!
July 6, 2021Richmond – Essential workers, many of whom are our immigrant family members and neighbors, are among the millions of Americans that have come together to help get us through the pandemic. And yet, many immigrant workers have been unjustly excluded from full citizenship in the United States. Both Congress and the American people want solutions. Congress ...
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