Press Releases

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 ...

“We are called by our sacred texts and faith principles to love our neighbor” Washington, DC – As the NO BAN Act is introduced in Congress today by Senator Christopher Coons (D-DE), Representative Judy Chu (D-CA), and many others, 209 faith leaders and 92 faith-based organizations in 39 states plus DC are sending a letter to ...

Washington, DC – America Magazine, the Jesuit review of faith and culture, is out with a new piece describing how Americans of diverse backgrounds are going about the important business of assisting families seeking asylum at the US/Mexico border, while the U.S. government continues to cruelly and deliberately mishandle and exacerbate the situation. Following are ...

Washington, DC — April 6 marks one year since then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions publicly announced the immoral and harmful so-called “zero tolerance” immigration policy. This policy expanded the criminal prosecution of individuals for migration offenses by targeting families seeking safety. This horrifying policy forcibly separated children from their parents and manufactured a humanitarian crisis at ...

WASHINGTON –  “We are gathered today in our nation’s capital, the seat of highest power, because for too long our leaders’ hearts have hardened. Our Congress has drafted spending bills that would devote billions of dollars more to detention and deportation, money that comes in part through the tax dollars of our immigrant siblings, and ...

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 ...