Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – People of faith from seventeen states are calling on their Senators to pass a budget resolution with a path to citizenship for DACA recipients, TPS holders, farmworkers, and other essential workers, and to oppose any harmful anti-immigrant amendments that come up during “vote-o-rama.” From Arizona to West Virginia, and Florida to Washington ...

WASHINGTON, DC –  Asylum seekers, human rights groups, and faith leaders rallied and held vigil in front of the White House yesterday to demand an end to “Title 42 expulsions,” a Trump-era policy used to block asylum seekers under the guise of public health. They highlighted the United States’ responsibility to refugees and asylum seekers ...

WASHINGTON, DC – In a CNN town hall last night, President Biden was asked to speak to his administration’s stance on immigration, recalling when Vice President Kamala Harris told migrants, “do not come,” in a speech last month in Guatemala. “They should not come,” Biden responded, going on to describe his administration’s intention to set ...

WASHNGTON, DC – Faith groups from across the United States express their deep concern regarding the decision made by a Texas federal court on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The ruling announced on July 16 “vacates” the memo that established the DACA program, which partially terminates the program by blocking new DACA ...

Richmond – Essential workers, many of whom are our immigrant family members and neighbors, are among the millions of Americans that have come together to help get us through the pandemic. And yet, many immigrant workers have been unjustly excluded from full citizenship in the United States.  Both Congress and the American people want solutions. Congress ...

Carson City – Essential workers, many of whom are our immigrant family members and neighbors, are among the millions of Americans that have come together to help get us through the pandemic. And yet, many immigrant workers have been unjustly excluded from full citizenship in the United States.  Both Congress and the American people want solutions. ...

Saint Paul – Essential workers, many of whom are our immigrant family members and neighbors, are among the millions of Americans that have come together to help get us through the pandemic. And yet, many immigrant workers have been unjustly excluded from full citizenship in the United States.  Both Congress and the American people want solutions. ...

Washington, DC – For months, people of faith have been calling on the Biden administration to end Title 42 expulsions, including sixty-five high-level faith leaders in a recent letter. Earlier this summer, it was reported that the administration is considering lifting the pandemic Title 42 expulsion policy for some, while continuing to enforce it for ...

Charleston – Essential workers, many of whom are our immigrant family members and neighbors, are among the millions of Americans that have come together to help get us through the pandemic. And yet, many immigrant workers have been unjustly excluded from full citizenship in the United States.  Today, faith leaders from diverse traditions in West Virginia ...

Helena – Essential workers, many of whom are our immigrant family members and neighbors, are among the millions of Americans that have come together to help get us through the pandemic. And yet, many immigrant workers have been unjustly excluded from full citizenship in the United States.  Today, faith leaders from a diversity of faith traditions ...