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 […]
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Washington, DC – On Thursday, May 22, the U.S. The House of Representatives voted to advance a reconciliation bill that increases funding for immigration enforcement while significantly reducing support for programs that serve vulnerable people. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) members are deeply disappointed by the House’s passage of the […]
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.
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.
130 faith-based organizations delivered a letter to the White House urging the Biden administration to halt its plans to reinstate family detention.