Anti-Discrimination

Washington, DC – In a press call today, faith leaders announced the delivery of a letter to President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, denouncing their plans to create a new asylum ban through the federal rulemaking process. The press conference speakers and ...

Washington, DC – Faith communities are disappointed and frustrated with the Biden administration’s latest announced border policies and enforcement-focused visit to the US-Mexico border in El Paso this past weekend.  It was reported that President Biden “did not appear to see or meet with migrants,” despite “a trip to a migrant respite center,” and appeared to ...

Washington, DC – President Biden’s proposed changes to asylum and border policy have wide-ranging implications for people seeking safety, as well as the United States’ obligation to provide humanitarian protection. On Sunday, the President travels to El Paso, Texas to further promote his agenda.  On Friday, January 6, border and immigration experts analyzed the administration’s plans ...

Washington, DC – During a speech today on border security and enforcement, President Biden announced his plans to increase migration-deterrence efforts—including an expansion of Title 42 and a transit ban—further restricting access to asylum in the US. The President outlined measures that would allow a limited number of asylum-seeking migrants from Nicaragua, Cuba, and Haiti ...

Washington, DC –  Yesterday, the Supreme Court made a decision to delay the end of Title 42 by granting a request to pause a lower court order that would have ended the asylum-blocking policy by December 21st. Title 42, first invoked by the Trump administration and continued by the Biden administration, has been misused for ...

Washington, D.C. – Following an eleventh hour request to keep Title 42 in place, the Supreme Court issued a stay that temporarily delays the termination of the asylum-blocking policy, which was ordered by a lower court to take place by December 21st.  In response, the Biden administration urged the Supreme Court to deny the request, saying ...

WASHINGTON, DC — This week, Senate leadership released the legislative text of the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which outlines the federal government’s spending for the coming year. Though the bill package includes increased funding for critical healthcare programs and coverage, faith organizations and directly-impacted advocacy groups are greatly disappointed that it excludes many ...

WASHINGTON, 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 ...

Last week, faith groups gathered in Washington, DC and in Raleigh, North Carolina to hold interfaith vigils urging Congress to pass permanent protections with a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients and ‘Dreamers’, before year’s end. In Washington, DC, the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) joined representatives from Faith In Action and Congregation Action ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) joins the Haitian Bridge Alliance and other directly-impacted advocacy groups in celebrating the news that the Biden administration has extended and redesignated Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitian nationals currently in the United States. Following the lead of Black immigrant advocates, faith groups were among over 420 ...