Anti-Discrimination

Tell the House Judiciary Committee to Oppose H.R.495 and H.R.2826 Background: This Wednesday, June 14th, the House Judiciary Committee plans to mark up H.R.495, the “Protection of Children Act,” and H.R.2826, the “Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act.” These bills would inflict harm upon unaccompanied children fleeing violence,  deny protection to vulnerable refugees, and negatively impact ...

Right now, approximately 34,000 individuals are forced from their homes each day. As we face a global refugee crisis with more than 21 million refugees worldwide, the need to welcome refugees to the United States has never been greater. We are called by our shared humanity to stand with refugees and live up to our ...

Note: To download a copy of this letter, please click here. Dear President Trump and Members of Congress: We write as educators in support of the U.S. refugee resettlement program. Refugees are our students and their parents; our friends and fellow teachers; and valued members of our communities. Refugee children have suffered from stolen childhoods. They have endured ...

  Note: To download a copy of this letter, please click here.   Dear President Trump and Members of Congress:   We, the undersigned healthcare providers, write in support of the U.S. refugee resettlement program and urge you to keep the program robust and available for refugees from all countries and backgrounds that have no other options for safety than to ...

Note: To download a copy of this letter, please click here. Dear President Trump and Members of Congress,   As religious leaders from a variety of backgrounds, we are called by our sacred texts and faith traditions to love our neighbor, accompany the vulnerable, and welcome the sojourner. War, conflict and persecution have forced people to leave ...

DOWNLOAD THE TOOLKIT Overview We’re asking religious and community leaders to conduct Father’s Day weekend prayer vigils (Friday night or Saturday) in support of immigrant and refugee fathers. Too often, the mother-child relationship is seen as the only one that matters, and we want to highlight the fact that fathers are important to families and kids’ development ...

June 2017 Webinar – Faith Community Response to an Unfaithful Budget: Recording 1, Recording 2, and Powerpoint Presentation Download the IIC August Resource Toolkit here! Additional Resources for Advocacy Call in Action Alert for President Trump’s Budget Request Leave this “ask” sheet behind in Congressional Offices, or at Town Halls! See a list of town halls and other opportunities to meet ...

Last week, the Michigan House Committee on Local Government passed HB 4105 and HB 4334, which together would prohibit local municipalities from passing “welcoming cities” policies, pressure state and local law enforcement to serve as immigration enforcement officers, encourage racial profiling, and punishes local police for adopting policies that limit cooperation between local law enforcement ...

Church World Service Opposes President Trump’s Budget Request that would Gut Life-Saving Humanitarian Assistance, Balloon Irresponsible Deportation Force Franciscan Action Network Decries The President’s Budget Attack On Immigrants And Other Vulnerable People Friends Committee on National Legislation: Budget Request Entrenches Militarized and Punitive Immigration Policy, Fails Refugees, Betrays American Tradition of Welcome Lutheran Immigration and ...

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 families, and weaken protections for ...