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CALLS FROM CONNECTICUT NEEDED: Stop Congress from Cutting Refugee Resettlement Funds Background: Congress is proposing funding bills for Fiscal Year 2017 that would flatline refugee resettlement funding at last year’s levels. President Obama committed to resettling 110,000 refugees in 2017, in contrast to the 75,000 planned for in the 2016 budget. As we are facing the worst ...

Right now, the Pennsylvania State Senate Appropriations Committee is considering HB 1885, which encourages local police to report and detain people they believe to be undocumented and punishes local police departments for working to develop trust in the community. This proposal would spread fear, hate, and xenophobia. It will not make communities or cities in Pennsylvania any ...

In September and again in November, Secretary Jeh Johnson announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would resume detaining and deporting Haitians who are searching for safe homes, work, and a place to raise a family since the catastrophic 2010 earthquake that decimated Haiti. In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake, the U.S. government ...

IIC WEBINAR RECORDING: Faithfully Engaged in the 2016 Election Interfaith Immigration Coalition Souls to the Polls Resource What is “civic engagement”? Civic engagement refers to the ways in which individuals and groups participate in the life of a community in order to improve conditions that shape the community’s future. Participating in civil society by voting, understanding the issues of the ...

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Background: Congress is proposing funding bills for Fiscal Year 2017 that would flatline refugee resettlement funding at last year’s levels. President Obama committed to resettling 110,000 refugees in 2017, in contrast to the 75,000 planned for in the 2016 budget. As we are facing the worst displacement crisis in recorded history, resettlement is one of ...

NEWS RELEASE  For Immediate Release Press contact: Kathryn Johnson, AFSC kjohnson@afsc.org (206) 898-2832 Faith Groups Call on DHS to End Use of Private Prisons WASHINGTON, DC (August 30, 2016) In light of the U.S. Department of Justice announcement made on August 18th that the agency will phase out its use of private prisons, faith based groups called on the ...

Urge the U.S. to Lead by Example on Refugee Protection & Resettlement Background: In the lead up to two historic refugee summits organized by the United Nations General Assembly and President Obama, it is critical for the U.S. to demonstrate bold leadership on refugee protection. Unfortunately, Congress is considering legislation that would flatline refugee resettlement funding ...

CALLS FROM WISCONSIN NEEDED: Stop Congress from Cutting Refugee Resettlement Funds Background: Congress is proposing funding bills for Fiscal Year 2017 that would flatline refugee resettlement funding at last year’s levels. President Obama committed to resettling 110,000 refugees in 2017, in contrast to the 75,000 planned for in the 2016 budget. As we are facing the ...

CALLS FROM TEXAS NEEDED: Stop Congress from Cutting Refugee Resettlement Funds Background: Congress is proposing funding bills for Fiscal Year 2017 that would flatline refugee resettlement funding at last year’s levels. President Obama committed to resettling 110,000 refugees in 2017, in contrast to the 75,000 planned for in the 2016 budget. As we are facing the ...