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Faith Groups Celebrate SCOTUS Decision on “Remain in Mexico,” Urge Biden to Act
June 30, 2022Washington, DC – In a long-overdue victory for asylum seekers, the Supreme Court ruled today that the Biden administration has the authority to terminate the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico.” Since the Trump administration implemented this cruel and discriminatory policy in January of 2019, over 70,000 people have been forced to ...People of Faith Grieve San Antonio Tragedy, Call for Swift Action on Asylum
June 28, 2022One of the deadliest tragedies involving migrants in the U.S.-Mexico border region occurred this week when over 40 people were found dead in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. The death toll has now surpassed 50 and includes at least 22 people from Mexico, seven from Guatemala, and two from Honduras. This ...“Refugees are not Curses, but Blessings:” This World Refugee Day, Faith Groups Call for Restoring Welcome
June 20, 2022Washington D.C. – People of faith recognize World Refugee Day today with both joy and grief. While we celebrate the incredible resilience, courage, and contributions of refugees and all displaced persons worldwide, we lament that over 100 million people—the highest number in history—have been forced to flee their homes. We grieve that in the face ...This Juneteenth, Faith Groups Demand No More Delays in Justice for Black Migrants
June 20, 2022Washington D.C. – This June 19 marked the second year that Juneteenth has been celebrated as an official federal holiday in the United States. Juneteenth National Independence Day commemorates the day in 1865 when the news of the end of slavery reached enslaved Black people in the South—over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was ...On 10 Year Anniversary of DACA, Faith Groups Call for Citizenship For All
June 15, 2022Washington, DC – Today people of faith recognize the ten year anniversary of the creation of the DACA program, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals—a hard-fought victory secured by immigrant youth. While DACA has been an important protection for over 800,000 young people, we know it has just been a band-aid: a small, short-term solution ...Ahead of World Refugee Day, Advocates Gathered to Call for Restoring Welcome
June 14, 2022Washington D.C. – Yesterday, ahead of World Refugee Day (June 20), directly-impacted leaders, faith leaders, and advocates gathered to discuss the urgent need to restore welcome for all. Over the past ten years, the global refugee population has more than doubled—now exceeding 84 million—but the U.S.’ ability to welcome refugees, asylum seekers, and others seeking ...People of Faith Cry Out: Title 42 Kills
June 8, 2022Washington, DC – While lawmakers in Washington, DC consider plans to vote on anti-asylum legislation that would make it difficult to rescind Title 42, Black asylum seekers and advocacy groups at the border held a funeral last week for two Haitian migrants who lost their lives in Tijuana after being blocked from requesting asylum under ...Faith Groups Lament the Continuation of Title 42
May 24, 2022Washington, DC – Yesterday, people of faith joined border organizations and directly-impacted groups in lamenting the day that was to mark the end of the asylum-blocking Title 42 expulsion policy. Instead, May 23rd was another day of a broken and harmful asylum system following a federal judge’s ruling on Friday that blocked the Biden administration ...Organizations Demand Investigation into Racial Bias in Temporary Protected Status Decisions
May 11, 2022Washington, D.C—Today, the Cameroon Advocacy Network and TPS-DED-Administrative Advocacy Coalition delivered a letter to the White House from 144 state, local, and national immigrant, labor, faith, civil rights, and legal organizations regarding racial inequity in the delay and grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for countries of predominantly Black and Brown immigrants. Multiple Interfaith ...Over 300 Faith Orgs & Faith Leaders to Congress: You Have a Moral Imperative to Reject Anti-Asylum Legislation
April 26, 2022Washington, DC – Today, 103 faith-based organizations and 215 faith leaders sent a letter to Congress urging them to uphold U.S. asylum laws and strongly reject any anti-asylum measures. Earlier this month, people of faith joined immigrant-led groups in welcoming the Biden administration’s plans to end the inhumane Title 42 policy by May 23rd, and ...
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