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
  • Oppose Proposed Flores Rule: Sample Interfaith Points

    October 22, 2018
    The following sample points are meant to serve as guides for people of faith to submit comments against the proposed rule by the Department of Homeland Security on standards established during the Flores court agreement. The proposed rule would strip existing immigrant child protection standards, making it standard to keep children in detention. Comments against proposed ...

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