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.
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Faith groups & activists to rally at White House demanding Biden administration restore the right to asylum
December 14, 2022WASHINGTON, DC – Today, immigrant rights activists and faith groups will deliver a petition signed by over 1,600 people demanding that the Biden administration fully end Title 42 – the order that used the pandemic as an excuse to deny people the right to seek asylum in the United States. They also call on President Biden ...As Title 42 Ends, Faith Groups and Advocates are Eager to Welcome People Seeking Asylum
December 1, 2022Washington, DC – On a press call, representatives from faith and human rights groups that welcome and care for people seeking asylum in the United States responded to the ending of the Title 42 border closure policy and troubling reports by Axios that the Biden administration is planning to take criminalizing measures to bar asylum, ...Faith Groups Welcome Ruling That Blocks Title 42, Urge Biden Administration to Restore Dignifying Asylum System
November 16, 2022WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, a federal judge ruled against asylum-blocking Title 42, deeming it a violation of U.S. asylum law with no basis in public health. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded by filing a stay that would delay implementation of the court order by five weeks as the Biden administration prepares its new ...Haitian Bridge Alliance, Faith Groups, and Over 280 Organizations Call on Biden Administration to Reject Plans to House Haitian Refugees in Guantánamo Bay
November 7, 2022WASHINGTON, DC — The Haitian Bridge Alliance, member organizations of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, and over 280 civil and human rights organizations sent a letter calling on President Biden to protect Haitian asylum seekers. The administration must not send Haitians seeking safety back to Haiti, third countries, or detain them in Guantánamo Bay. The letter, published ...Over 420 Faith Orgs & Leaders Urge DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Reverse Title 42 Expansion & Restore Asylum
October 25, 2022Washington, DC – Today, 322 religious leaders and 100 faith-based organizations across traditions sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to reverse the recent expansion of Title 42, an asylum-blocking expulsion policy first invoked by the Trump administration to turn away asylum seekers at the U.S. southern border ...Faith Groups Respond to Biden Administration’s Plans to Turn Away Nearly All Venezuelan Asylum Seekers
October 13, 2022Washington, DC – On Tuesday, multiple outlets reported that the Biden administration was considering expanding Title 42 expulsions to certain Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans, and Haitians. Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that, effective immediately, it will turn away all Venezuelan asylum seekers arriving to the U.S. southern border through an expansion of Title ...Haitian Bridge Alliance, Faith Groups, & Allies Hold Vigil & March to Honor Haitian Migrants
September 23, 2022Washington, DC – Immigrant advocates, faith groups, and Haitian leaders rallied outside the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) headquarters and marched to the White House for a faith vigil today in honor of the Black asylum seekers who were subjected to abuse and mistreatment, and chased and lashed at by armed Border Patrol officers on ...Faith Groups Decry Biden’s Plans to Expand Title 42, Call for Humane and Welcoming Asylum System
September 15, 2022Washington, DC – Yesterday, Reuters reported that the Biden administration plans to expand asylum-blocking Title 42 expulsions to Venezuelans, Cubans, and Nicaraguans. The proposal contradicts the administration’s previous plans to put an end to the policy that was misused to block migrants from seeking asylum at the U.S. southern border under the guise of protecting ...“We Need All Hands On Deck”: Faith Communities, Volunteers Welcome Migrants Bused to DC, Call for More Government Support
September 14, 2022Washington, DC — “Welcome to Washington, DC,” said Jessica, a community volunteer, to a group of newly-arriving asylum seekers bused to the city from Texas. On the September 12 episode, “Bringing the border to Biden,” of Vox’s Today, Explained news podcast, Senior Producer/Reporter Haleema Shah highlights the coordinated welcome of migrants that have been bused to ...People of Faith Celebrate Senate Passage of Inflation Reduction Act Without Any Anti-Immigrant Amendments
August 8, 2022Washington, DC – Over the weekend, the Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act without any anti-immigrant amendments, in no small part due to the united voice of directly impacted individuals, human rights groups, faith communities, and advocates across the country. Though far from perfect, the Inflation Reduction Act includes critical measures to improve healthcare access, ...
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