Asylum

Asylum

Seeking asylum is an internationally-recognized human right.

 

#Faith4Asylum is a project of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC). This campaign is about ending Remain in Mexico/MPP and other cruel asylum policies of the U.S. government, as well as restoring the promise and protection of asylum in the United States. Our diverse faith traditions believe that “welcoming the traveler” and treating newcomers as we would God are part of our human social contract.

Toolkits and Religious Resources

Toolkit: Virtual Advocacy Days to #SaveAsylum
#Comments4Asylum: Interfaith Toolkit
U.S. Americans of Faith Say: End Anti-Immigrant “COVID” Policies
Faith Leaders: Include Immigrants in COVID-19 Response
#Faith4Asylum Resources
Epiphany Devotion on Asylum 2020
Family-Friendly Asylum Resource
The Way of Asylum
Haggadah Insert on Asylum 2020
#Faith4Asylum March 2020 Toolkit
  • 815+ Faith Leaders & Groups Reject Anti-Asylum Deal & Call for Welcome

    February 6, 2024
    815+ Faith Leaders & Groups Reject Anti-Asylum Deal & Call for Welcome
    Washington, DC – As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill that would drastically change the U.S. immigration and asylum systems, 662 faith leaders and 155 faith-based organizations and congregations have sent a letter urging Congress to uphold our moral and legal responsibility to welcome people seeking safety.  The legislation would further restrict access to ...
  • 375+ Faith Leaders & Organizations Urge Biden to Protect Asylum

    December 12, 2023
    375+ Faith Leaders & Organizations Urge Biden to Protect Asylum
    Washington, DC – As the fate of the U.S. asylum system hangs in the balance, 235 religious leaders and 143 national, state, and local faith-based organizations have sent a letter to the White House urging the Biden administration to reject the extreme, anti-immigrant proposals that are being considered as part of a supplemental aid package. Lea ...
  • Faith Groups Urge Congress to Protect Asylum

    November 30, 2023
    Faith Groups Urge Congress to Protect Asylum
    Washington, DC – As a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators negotiates President Biden’s supplemental funding request this week, faith groups are continuing to urge lawmakers to safeguard critical asylum protections. Senators are holding up funding for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan by demanding extreme, lasting changes to immigration policy in the supplemental funding bill. This includes ...
  • Faith Groups Oppose Anti-Asylum Additions to Federal Budget

    November 8, 2023
    Faith Groups Oppose Anti-Asylum Additions to Federal Budget
    Washington, DC – On November 6, 2023, Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), James Lankford (R-OK), and Tom Cotton (R-AR) proposed a list of asylum policy changes that they requested in exchange for support for foreign aid assistance. These anti-asylum proposals include aspects of H.R. 2, a bill that would have a far-reaching impact on individuals, children, ...
  • Faith Organizations Oppose Measures that Fail to Meet Needs at the Border

    September 28, 2023
    Faith Organizations Oppose Measures that Fail to Meet Needs at the Border
    Washington, DC – Recent reports have indicated the Biden administration is considering the implementation of a policy that would force migrant families who enter the U.S. without authorization to remain in Texas near the border. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) urges the Biden administration to abandon this policy, as it fails to welcome migrants and ...
  • Faith Communities Celebrate Venezuela, Afghanistan Temporary Protected Status Redesignation

    September 25, 2023
    Faith Communities Celebrate Venezuela, Afghanistan Temporary Protected Status Redesignation
    Washington, DC – On September 20, the Biden administration announced that it will be extending and redesignating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans who arrived in the United States before July 31, 2023. On September 21, the administration announced the extension and redesignation of TPS for Afghanistan. TPS holders are given temporary status due to ...
  • On the Day Title 42 is Lifted, National Faith Organizations Tell Biden to Welcome Asylum Seekers

    May 10, 2023
    On the Day Title 42 is Lifted, National Faith Organizations Tell Biden to Welcome Asylum Seekers
    Washington DC: National faith organizations from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition are celebrating the lifting of Title 42 after several years of it being misused under a false pretense of public health from both the Trump and Biden administrations; wherein the clear objective of this arcane health code was to expel asylum seekers in an unprecedented ...
  • “Families Belong Together:” 130 Faith Organizations Demand Biden Administration Reverse Course on Family Detention Plans

    March 23, 2023
    “Families Belong Together:” 130 Faith Organizations Demand Biden Administration Reverse Course on Family Detention Plans
    Washington, DC –  Following a New York Times report earlier this month that the Biden administration is considering reinstatement of family detention at the US-Mexico border, 130 faith-based organizations delivered a letter to the White House today urging the administration to halt these inhumane plans.  The letter was signed by 130 religious organizations and announced by ...
  • Faith-Based Groups Launch Comment Campaign to Oppose Biden Administration Asylum Ban

    March 16, 2023
    Faith-Based Groups Launch Comment Campaign to Oppose Biden Administration Asylum Ban
    Washington D.C. – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) and its partners in the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) have launched a new public comment campaign to mobilize opposition to the Biden administration’s proposed asylum ban. The proposed rule, which closely mirrors a Trump administration ban, would severely limit asylum eligibility for those who did not first ...
  • People of Faith Express Outrage Regarding Biden’s Plans to Reinstate Detention of Migrant Families

    March 7, 2023
    People of Faith Express Outrage Regarding Biden’s Plans to Reinstate Detention of Migrant Families
    “This policy would treat them as criminals” – Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner Washington, DC –  The New York Times reports that the Biden administration is considering reinstatement of family detention at the US-Mexico border as a means to deter families from coming to the US to seek safety. This comes as the administration has unrolled multiple ...

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