Press Releases

Washington, DC – People of faith are shocked and horrified by the Biden administration’s escalation of Haitian deportations and expulsions and the inhumane treatment of Haitians by Border Patrol officers at the U.S. southern border. The egregious actions of U.S. Border Patrol officers towards Haitian asylum-seekers reflect our nation’s long history of a broken immigration ...

Washington, DC –  On Sunday, the Senate Parliamentarian issued the first of what will likely be multiple rulings in the budget reconciliation process. While the parliamentarian raised concerns on one approach to including a path to citizenship in the budget, Senate Democrats will move forward with an alternative approach to follow through on their promise ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Out of a deep concern for the people of Afghanistan, 219 faith leaders and 88 faith organizations signed a letter to the president urging him to provide a robust humanitarian response to the crisis in Afghanistan and to expand opportunities for Afghans to seek refuge in the United States. The administration must take ...

WASHINGTON, 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 ...

WASHINGTON, 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 ...

WASHINGTON, 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, ...

WASHINGTON, 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 ...

WASHINGTON, 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 ...

WASHINGTON, 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 ...

WASHNGTON, 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 ...