Civic Engagement

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, ruling that a policy that allowed border officials to turn people seeking safety away at official U.S. border crossings, without considering their legal claims, is not against the law. Following are quotes from faith leaders who are members of the ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Mullin v. Doe (consolidated with Trump v. Miot), in a ruling that may have the effect of allowing the Trump administration to strip more than 350,000 people from Haiti and Syria of their Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. Following are quotes from faith leaders ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Most of the U.S. House Members who cast “yea” votes on the budget reconciliation bill yesterday consider themselves to be people of faith who follow the Word of God. Yet the vote they cast on the reconciliation bill says the opposite. That’s the message of diverse faith leaders after the U.S. House ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Dignity, grace, safety, and respect for each and every human being. These are not just moral values. They are values common to every faith tradition — whether we identify as Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Baha’i, or any other religion or tradition practiced around the world. These values come across in how we ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Faith leaders and hundreds of organizations are urging Congress to vote no on the budget reconciliation bill. “It seems some lawmakers are willing to overlook the rising cost of living, and the erosion of the social safety net, just to throw billions more taxpayer dollars at the Trump administration’s chaotic, cruel, and deadly ...

Washington, DC –  Today, the Supreme Court is weighing a challenge to the protected principle that virtually every child born in the United States is a U.S. citizen. Birthright citizenship offers individuals the chance to be fully recognized as part of this nation and is central to who we are as a country. Without birthright ...

Washington, DC – In response to the tremendous loss of Renee Nicole Good, several national faith organizations from many traditions—a coalition of religious and community leaders—called on Congress to vote no on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill that includes significant spending on immigration enforcement and detention—funding with no meaningful oversight. The group further ...

Washington, DC — As people of diverse faith traditions, we condemn the use of violence, especially all forms of political violence. We are united in praying for the victims and the families of the National Guard Members targeted in the recent, tragic, DC shooting. Responding to violence with systemic harm against our immigrant siblings is ...

Faith Groups Condemn Historically Low and Exclusionary Refugee Resettlement Goal  ‘Biased’, Abandoning Those At Risk, And In Need of Reversal Washington, DC – Faith communities from multiple traditions condemn President Trump’s historic-low refugee admissions goal of 7,500, designated primarily for a group of predominantly white South Africans and others deemed a priority for the administration,  at the ...

Washington, DC – Recently, it was widely reported that the Trump administration is planning to reduce the refugee admissions goal for Fiscal Year 2026 to a historic low, excluding tens of thousands of at-risk refugees waiting abroad. Reports indicate that the administration intends to set the new refugee admissions target–or Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions (PD)–at ...