Asylum

Washington, D.C. — In a hearing today, Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan faced a tough line of questioning from Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL) about the administration’s treatment of families and children arriving at our nation’s southern border and asking for protection. After trying to evade her questions, McAleenan finally admitted that he is aware of research ...

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** THURSDAY, MAY 23, 9AM ET Interfaith Vigil Mourning Children Who Died at U.S. Border Live stream and “virtual vigil” here: https://www.facebook.com/events/468495077026305/?ti=ia Washington, D.C. — A fifth child from Guatemala died this week after journeying to our nation’s border and asking for protection. Today, we also learned that a ten year-old girl from El Salvador died in ...

Adams: “Not one more US tax dollar toward cruel, harmful, un-American policies” Rev. McCullough: “Unified families bring stability; erecting barriers to reunification is wrong” Evans: “In the US, we value family of all kinds; Trump’s vision is not our vision” Washington, DC – During his Rose Garden speech on immigration tomorrow, President Trump will reiterate his demand ...

“U.S. loses when executive branch stops following laws it does not like” Washington, DC – A new op-ed in The Hill by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) points out that Trump administration changes to the asylum process are undermining the rule of law, with potentially fatal results. The piece, “Trump administration makes a mockery of ...

We cannot allow the administration to use scare tactics to justify its fatal response on immigration and demand for more enforcement Washington, DC – Ahead of today’s hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) Co-Chair Katie Adams wrote this op-ed, which was published in The Hill. At ...

Urges Administration to Protect Vulnerable Populations Washington, DC – On Friday, CASA, twelve Central American Minors (CAM) program applicants, International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), and Arnold & Porter entered into a major settlement agreement with the U.S. government in S.A. v. Trump. The Interfaith Immigration Coalition prayerfully welcomes this agreement, which will reunite some families divided ...

Washington, DC – America Magazine, the Jesuit review of faith and culture, is out with a new piece describing how Americans of diverse backgrounds are going about the important business of assisting families seeking asylum at the US/Mexico border, while the U.S. government continues to cruelly and deliberately mishandle and exacerbate the situation. Following are ...

Washington, DC — April 6 marks one year since then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions publicly announced the immoral and harmful so-called “zero tolerance” immigration policy. This policy expanded the criminal prosecution of individuals for migration offenses by targeting families seeking safety. This horrifying policy forcibly separated children from their parents and manufactured a humanitarian crisis at ...

Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump released an executive order which would dramatically weaken U.S. protections and access for people fleeing violence to seek asylum in the United States. In response, a coalition of faith organizations released a pledge, signed by over 3,000 faith leaders, promising to be good neighbors to those seeking refuge in ...

Washington, D.C. – President Trump is expected to announce later today an executive order to turn away families fleeing violence in Central America and block access to asylum, as the caravan of people seeking protection continues on their long journey to the United States. These families are fleeing violence, desperation, and persecution and are traveling together ...