Press Releases

Graham Bill Would Give Administration More Authority, Destroy Lives WASHINGTON, DC – A recent article from The New Republic, “Asylum Seekers Struggle to Navigate Trump’s Broken Border Policy,” paints a terrifying picture about how the Trump administration’s policies have already broken the asylum system and endangered human lives. Thursday, June 20, the Senate Judiciary Committee is poised ...

June 17, 2019 TO: Editorial Boards and Columnists FROM: Interfaith Immigration Coalition, CWS RE: On World Refugee Day, U.S. Dismantling Refugee Protection and Abandoning Global Leadership Thursday, June 20 is World Refugee Day, a day to celebrate the contributions refugees make to our communities and press for compassionate, pro-refugee governmental policies. Amidst the largest refugee crisis in history, the ...

Washington, DC – As federal appropriations season begins, the Trump administration is demanding more money from American taxpayers for immigration enforcement. But the administration’s gross mismanagement of funds already given, and abject refusal to recognize the humanity of migrants, require Congress to rein in the federal purse strings. Separating families seeking safety; putting babies in jails; ...

Capitol Hill Vigil Remembers Those Who Died in Holocaust, While RFK Awards Honor Those Working for Human Rights Today Washington, DC – Eighty years ago today, the United States refused dockage to a ship called the St. Louis carrying more than nine hundred Jewish refugees. When the U.S. turned those nine hundred men, women, and children ...

Washington, DC – In May, the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation to protect more than 2 million immigrants from deportation. The American Dream and Promise Act (HR 6) creates a pathway to citizenship for young people who have grown up in the United States, commonly referred to as “dreamers,” and other long-term U.S. residents who ...

Juanita Cabrera Lopez: “Stand with the Maya peoples and act from a place of compassion, humanity, dignity and truth as we demand answers, accountability, and justice for our children” Video: https://www.facebook.com/churchworldservice/videos/2351949131714196/ “Virtual vigil” continues online: https://www.facebook.com/events/468495077026305/?ti=ia Washington, D.C. — Children are dying at our nation’s border, after coming here for safety and protection. Carlos, a sixteen ...

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 ...