Press Releases

“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 ...

Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump released an executive order which would dramatically weaken U.S. protections and access for people fleeing violence to seek asylum in the United States. In response, a coalition of faith organizations released a pledge, signed by over 3,000 faith leaders, promising to be good neighbors to those seeking refuge in ...

Introduction: This week as we celebrate the feast day for Saint Frances Cabrini, patron saint of immigrants, we are called not only to prayer and reflection but to action. Born in Italy, Saint Cabrini arrived in the United States in 1889 on a mission to help other Italian immigrants desperately fleeing  extreme poverty, hunger, oppression, violence ...

Washington, D.C. – President Trump is expected to announce later today an executive order to turn away families fleeing violence in Central America and block access to asylum, as the caravan of people seeking protection continues on their long journey to the United States. These families are fleeing violence, desperation, and persecution and are traveling together ...

The following sample points are meant to serve as guides for people of faith to submit comments against the proposed rule by the Department of Homeland Security on standards established during the Flores court agreement. The proposed rule would strip existing immigrant child protection standards, making it standard to keep children in detention. Comments against proposed ...