Tomorrow (Thursday, May 17), the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will consider H.R. 2431, H.R. 2406, and H.R. 2407. Together, these bills would criminalize congregations and charities, force local police to serve as federal immigration enforcement officers, militarize a mass deportation force, expand mandatory and indefinite detention for children and […]
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Twice this year, President Trump tried to grind the refugee resettlement program to a halt, ban individuals from six Muslim majority countries, and reduce the number of refugees we welcome in the United States. As we face the worst displacement crisis in global history with over 21 million refugees, Trump […]
The Texas House Calendars Committee is considering HB 582, which would discriminate against our refugee, asylee, and legal permanent resident (LPR) immigrant neighbors by requiring them to provide a full set of fingerprints when applying for a driver’s license. HB 582 does not make communities or cities in Texas any […]
To download a copy of the letter, please click here. Honorable John F. Kelly Secretary Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20016 RE: Request to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Haiti Dear Secretary Kelly: On behalf of the 168 undersigned national, state, and local faith-based organizations, […]
Background: As Congress makes decisions about refugee funding and responds to President Trump’s executive order impacting refugees, it is critical that our Senators and Representatives hear from us as constituents who care about refugees. While the executive order impacting refugees and Muslims is on hold due to a federal court […]