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CALL YOUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TODAY! Background: Senators Cotton (R-AR) and Perdue (R-GA) introduced the “Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy” (RAISE) Act, which has garnered support from President Trump and white nativists. We urge all Members of Congress to reject this anti-family and anti-refugee bill that would: Essentially only permit individuals who have certain ...

Please join the Interfaith Immigration Coalition Webinar on how the faith community can Defend DACA on Monday, August 7th, at 4 PM ET/ 1 PM PT. RSVP Link After 11 Attorneys General, led by Texas AG Ken Paxton, decided to sue the U.S. Government in an attempt to stop the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program ...

Download a PDF of the Toolkit to use and distribute! Toolkit includes: Tell Congress: No Funds for Exclusionary, Enforcement Only Policies July 3-9: Attend Town Halls & Local Public Events July 10 IIC Webinar: 5 Ways We Can Defund the Deportation Machine July 10-14: Call and Tweet Your Members of Congress & Request Visits from their Local Offices July 17-21: Write ...

Congress Must Stop the Administration from Implementing Refugee and Muslim Ban Background: Repeatedly, President Trump has tried to grind refugee resettlement to a halt, ban individuals from six Muslim-majority countries, and reduce the number of refugees we welcome in the United States. After several lawsuits were filed against his executive orders, the Supreme Court issued a ...

TODAY, June 29th, the full House will consider H.R. 3003, the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act, which punitively withholds federal funding for cities with community trust policies in place. They will also consider H.R. 3004, Kate’s Law, which would expand the federal government’s ability to prosecute individuals for “illegal reentry” and impose even more severe ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2017 CONTACT: media@cwsglobal.org | 202.733.5151 FAITH LEADERS STAND AGAINST SCOTUS RULING ON REFUGEE AND MUSLIM BAN EXECUTIVE ORDER Call on federal government to live out our call to welcome refugees Washington, DC – Religious leaders across faith traditions stand in solidarity with refugees and urge the administration to uphold our nation’s values of compassion, hospitality, ...

Background: This Wednesday, June 28th, the House Judiciary Committee will continue to mark up H.R.2826, the “Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.” This bill would deny protection to vulnerable refugees and negatively impact refugees resettled in the U.S. H.R.2826 would drastically reduce refugee admissions; place refugees under continual surveillance after they have arrived; and delay family ...

report illuminated the lifeline Medicaid extends to refugees and other vulnerable Americans. We are at a dire time in our struggle to keep quality, affordable health coverage for the most vulnerable men, women, and children in our country. The “Better Care Reconciliation Act” would cause massive harm to our communities, including refugees, and must be rejected. ...

DOWNLOAD THE TOOLKIT Overview We’re asking religious and community leaders to conduct Father’s Day weekend prayer vigils (Friday night or Saturday) in support of immigrant and refugee fathers. Too often, the mother-child relationship is seen as the only one that matters, and we want to highlight the fact that fathers are important to families and kids’ development ...

June 2017 Webinar – Faith Community Response to an Unfaithful Budget: Recording 1, Recording 2, and Powerpoint Presentation Download the IIC August Resource Toolkit here! Additional Resources for Advocacy Call in Action Alert for President Trump’s Budget Request Leave this “ask” sheet behind in Congressional Offices, or at Town Halls! See a list of town halls and other opportunities to meet ...