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Faith Groups Lament the Continuation of Title 42
May 24, 2022
Washington, DC – Yesterday, people of faith joined border organizations and directly-impacted groups in lamenting the day that was to mark the end of the asylum-blocking Title 42 expulsion policy. Instead, May 23rd was another day of a broken and harmful asylum system following a federal judge’s ruling on Friday that blocked the Biden administration ...Organizations Demand Investigation into Racial Bias in Temporary Protected Status Decisions
May 11, 2022Washington, D.C—Today, the Cameroon Advocacy Network and TPS-DED-Administrative Advocacy Coalition delivered a letter to the White House from 144 state, local, and national immigrant, labor, faith, civil rights, and legal organizations regarding racial inequity in the delay and grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for countries of predominantly Black and Brown immigrants. Multiple Interfaith ...Over 300 Faith Orgs & Faith Leaders to Congress: You Have a Moral Imperative to Reject Anti-Asylum Legislation
April 26, 2022Washington, DC – Today, 103 faith-based organizations and 215 faith leaders sent a letter to Congress urging them to uphold U.S. asylum laws and strongly reject any anti-asylum measures. Earlier this month, people of faith joined immigrant-led groups in welcoming the Biden administration’s plans to end the inhumane Title 42 policy by May 23rd, and ...People of Faith Celebrate Announcement of Temporary Protected Status for Cameroon
April 15, 2022Washington, DC – Today the Biden administration announced it will be granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to immigrants from Cameroon currently in the United States. Having followed the lead of directly impacted groups including Cameroon Advocacy Network, UndocuBlack Network, Haitian Bridge Alliance, and others, member organizations of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition welcome this long-awaited news ...DC GROUPS RALLY TO WELCOME ASYLUM SEEKERS IN RESPONSE TO ABBOTT’S STUNT
April 14, 2022Washington, DC — Dozens of groups based in the District of Columbia, which is located in Piscataway Nation, expressed their solidarity and steadfast support to the migrants and asylum seekers that were bussed to the nation’s capital by Governor Greg Abbott of Texas. When Governor Abbott announced his plan to send people seeking asylum and ...Press Call: Faith Leaders Support the End of Title 42, Express Their Readiness to Welcome
April 14, 2022Washington, DC — The #WelcomeWithDignity campaign held a press call with faith leaders welcoming the Biden administration’s first step towards restoring asylum by ending Title 42. Undeterred by some lawmakers’ attempts to stop President Biden from ending the policy, the faith leaders expressed their readiness to work with the federal government to welcome asylum seekers ...People of Faith on Title 42 Announcement: Rebuild Asylum System that Welcomes With Dignity
April 1, 2022Washington, DC – Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced its plans to terminate Title 42 by May 23. The public health order, first invoked by the Trump administration and continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for over two years to block migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern ...Interfaith Immigration Coalition Calls on Biden Administration to Immediately End Title 42 and Restore Welcome
March 31, 2022Washington, DC – This week, news reports indicated that the Biden administration is expected to terminate Title 42 by May 23. The public health order, first invoked by the Trump administration and continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for over two years to block migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border ...Nearly 700 Faith Leaders and Groups Applaud Biden’s Plans to Welcome Ukrainian Refugees, Urge Him to Further Extend Welcome without Discrimination
March 28, 2022Washington, DC – Over 560 faith leaders and nearly 140 faith organizations delivered a letter to the White House today urging the Biden administration to provide a robust humanitarian response to the needs of displaced and at-risk populations as the conflict in Ukraine continues. While faith communities applauded the Biden administration’s recent decisions to grant TPS ...On 2nd Anniversary of Title 42, Faith Leaders and Advocates March to White House to Demand Restored Access to Asylum
March 21, 2022Washington, DC – Faith leaders, humanitarian organizations, and immigrants’ rights groups marched from the Trump Hotel to the White House today to demand an end to Title 42. The public health order, first implemented by the Trump administration and affirmatively continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for “two years too long” to illegally ...
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