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#FamiliesBelongTogether: Faith Leaders Decry Family Separation, Urge National Leaders to Protect Family Unity
June 1, 2018WASHINGTON, DC – In concert with the National Day of Action for Children, faith leaders across traditions join the national outcry against families being separated at the U.S. border, the detention and prosecution of parents travelling with children, and documented acts of abuse by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...Queen of the Hill & Discharge Petition Explainer
May 11, 2018The discharge petition filed on May 9 by House Republicans would force a House vote on H.Res 744, bipartisan legislation that would allow for consideration of four drastically different immigration proposals (these bills look to be similar to those considered in the Senate in March). Res 744: Queen-of-the-Hill Rule H.Res. 774 brings H.R. 4760, the anti-immigrant, anti-family ...Interfaith Immigration Coalition Members Support National Jericho Walk at ICE Offices on National Day of Action
May 3, 2018WASHINGTON – On Thursday, May 3, at 4:30, clergy, faith communities and immigrants took part in the national Jericho Walk, an annual silent, interfaith day of prayer and action held in communities to show solidarity with immigrant rights leaders who have been targeted for challenging deportation and detention policies. The walk is part of a ...Nearly 250 Faith Leaders and Faith-Based Organizations Decry the Detention of Pregnant Immigrant Women
April 30, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, 58 faith-based organizations and 189 faith leaders sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expressing shock and outrage about ICE’s decision to eliminate the presumption of release for pregnant women from immigrant detention, except in extraordinary circumstances. ICE also removed oversight and accountability ...RELIGIOUS LEADERS WASH FEET OF REFUGEES TO HOLD ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTABLE FOR RECORD LOW REFUGEE ARRIVALS
March 28, 2018Washington, D.C. – Faith leaders held a footwashing service in the shadow of the White House this afternoon. The biblical practice of footwashing is part of the Holy Week tradition for Christians to underscore the importance of welcome and serving the marginalized. Faith leaders used today’s service to hold the Trump administration accountable to fulfill ...Over 300 Faith Leaders and Faith-based Organizations Call on Congress to Cut Funding for Immigration Detention, Deportation, and Border Militarization
March 8, 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 CONTACT: [email protected] OVER 300 FAITH LEADERS AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS CALL ON CONGRESS TO CUT FUNDING FOR IMMIGRATION DETENTION, DEPORTATION, AND BORDER MILITARIZATION Congress must immediately enact a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth while upholding our family-based immigration system and protecting other immigrant populations. Washington, D.C. – 246 faith leaders from across ...Faith Leaders Reaffirm Urgency of Congressional Protection for Dreamers, Call on Congress to Defund Deportation, Detention, and Border Militarization
March 5, 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2018 Press Contact: [email protected] Washington, D.C. – On March 5, the final day that President Trump intended to honor the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, faith leaders again urge lawmakers to pass the Dream Act. Congressional action to expand detention, deportation, and border militarization instead of protecting Dreamers and their families will ...Faith Leaders Urge Senators to vote NO on the Secure and Succeed Act
February 15, 2018here. February 14, 2018 Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer: The faith community writes today urging all Members of Congress to oppose the Secure and Succeed Act of 2018. This bill combines the harmful provisions in the Secure Act (S.2192) and the Succeed Act (S. 1852) and would dismantle access to family reunification. Faith leaders call ...48 National Faith Organizations Support Immediate Solution for Dreamers, Reject White House Proposal
February 12, 2018here. February 11, 2018 Dear Majority Leader McConnell and Minority Leader Schumer: As 48 faith-based organizations from many traditions, we are called to love our neighbor and to welcome the stranger. We are heartbroken that more than one million immigrant youth are at risk of deportation and urge Congress to immediately pass a bipartisan pathway to citizenship that ...Faith Leaders Oppose Goodlatte Immigration Bill
January 30, 2018Read the full text of the letter with the full list of nearly eighty signers. Leaders from nine national, faith-based organizations also commented, urging members of Congress to reject the Goodlatte immigration and similar White House proposal. Instead they urged legislators to champion bipartisan efforts that include a pathway to citizenship for immigrant youth, protect family ...
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