Press Releases

Washington, D.C. — In a hearing today, Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan faced a tough line of questioning from Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL) about the administration’s treatment of families and children arriving at our nation’s southern border and asking for protection. After trying to evade her questions, McAleenan finally admitted that he is aware of research ...

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** THURSDAY, MAY 23, 9AM ET Interfaith Vigil Mourning Children Who Died at U.S. Border Live stream and “virtual vigil” here: https://www.facebook.com/events/468495077026305/?ti=ia Washington, D.C. — A fifth child from Guatemala died this week after journeying to our nation’s border and asking for protection. Today, we also learned that a ten year-old girl from El Salvador died in ...

“Passing these bills would move US forward”L Washington, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition welcomes the House Judiciary Committee markup of HR 2820 (Dream Act), HR 2821 (American Promise Act), and HR 549 (Venezuela TPS Act), scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 2019. “We welcome House action on these vital immigration bills. For the millions of dreamers and ...

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 ...

“U.S. loses when executive branch stops following laws it does not like” Washington, DC – A new op-ed in The Hill by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) points out that Trump administration changes to the asylum process are undermining the rule of law, with potentially fatal results. The piece, “Trump administration makes a mockery of ...

We cannot allow the administration to use scare tactics to justify its fatal response on immigration and demand for more enforcement Washington, DC – Ahead of today’s hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) Co-Chair Katie Adams wrote this op-ed, which was published in The Hill. At ...

Washington, DC – As the administration and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demand more money from American taxpayers to advance a harmful agenda, leaders of diverse faiths are raising strong objections. Katie Adams, Policy Advocate for Domestic Issues, United Church of Christ, and co-chair of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition said: Whether it’s banning Muslims, asylum seekers, ...

Invest in Community Wholeness; Divest From Border Militarization, Immigrant Jails, Deportations, and Other Attacks On Children, Workers, & Families Washington, DC – As Washington heads into appropriations season, thirty-one national, faith-based organizations are calling on Congress to recognize the moral side of their duty to allocate federal funds in a manner that prioritizes human needs, rather ...

April 30, 2019 U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee; U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee; U.S. House and Senate Leadership Dear Members of Congress, We write to you from across different faith traditions and faith-based organizations to urge you to prioritize funding for programs that address true human needs instead of increasing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) budget for ...

Urges Administration to Protect Vulnerable Populations Washington, DC – On Friday, CASA, twelve Central American Minors (CAM) program applicants, International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), and Arnold & Porter entered into a major settlement agreement with the U.S. government in S.A. v. Trump. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition prayerfully welcomes this agreement, which will reunite some families divided ...