Civic Engagement

Washington, DC – This week, the Haitian Bridge Alliance, member organizations of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition, and over 400 other civil and human rights organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration calling for the extension and redesignation of TPS for Haiti. The letter was sent in the wake of the administration’s announcement that TPS will ...

WASHINGTON, 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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities across the United States have been faithfully calling on Congress to pass much-needed permanent protections with a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants for many years.  Leading the way in these challenging efforts have been immigrant young people—many of whom have benefited from the work authorization ...

WASHINGTON, 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 ...

Washington, DC — Last week, 16 months of settlement negotiations ended between the Biden administration and the plaintiffs in Ramos v. Mayorkas, leaving approximately 300,000 Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and their families from Haiti, Sudan, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal at risk of deportation.  While the administration has designated Haiti and Sudan for TPS ...

Washington, DC — Faith communities and religious leaders have been steadfast defenders of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program and fierce  advocates alongside ‘Dreamers’ and immigrants with undocumented status for over a decade. Through congressional meetings, vigils, rallies, virtual gatherings, and opinion pieces, people of faith have been relentless in calling on Congress ...

Washington, DC – Yesterday, directly-impacted immigrants, faith leaders, and advocates hosted a virtual event titled “Faith Voices Call: Citizenship for All!” to discuss the urgent need for Congress to establish pathways to citizenship for DACA recipients and all 11 million undocumented immigrants this year. The gathering was prompted by two recent and devastating court rulings on ...

Washington, 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 ...

Washington, 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 ...

Washington, DC – Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, is unlawful. While the decision keeps in place a stay that allows current DACA recipients to continue renewing their status, it sends the case back to a lower court that already ruled against the program. Over the ...