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On World Refugee Day, Faith Communities Call for Humane Reception and Welcome for All Refugees and Asylum Seekers
June 15, 2023Washington, DC – As we approach World Refugee Day on June 20th, faith-based organizations from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition are calling on the U.S. government and our communities to remember our moral and legal commitments to people forced to leave their homelands. Our ancient sacred texts call us to this work, reminding us that we ...On the Day Title 42 is Lifted, National Faith Organizations Tell Biden to Welcome Asylum Seekers
May 10, 2023Washington DC: National faith organizations from the Interfaith Immigration Coalition are celebrating the lifting of Title 42 after several years of it being misused under a false pretense of public health from both the Trump and Biden administrations; wherein the clear objective of this arcane health code was to expel asylum seekers in an unprecedented ...“Families Belong Together:” 130 Faith Organizations Demand Biden Administration Reverse Course on Family Detention Plans
March 23, 2023Washington, DC – Following a New York Times report earlier this month that the Biden administration is considering reinstatement of family detention at the US-Mexico border, 130 faith-based organizations delivered a letter to the White House today urging the administration to halt these inhumane plans. The letter was signed by 130 religious organizations and announced by ...Faith-Based Groups Launch Comment Campaign to Oppose Biden Administration Asylum Ban
March 16, 2023Washington D.C. – Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) and its partners in the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) have launched a new public comment campaign to mobilize opposition to the Biden administration’s proposed asylum ban. The proposed rule, which closely mirrors a Trump administration ban, would severely limit asylum eligibility for those who did not first ...People of Faith Express Outrage Regarding Biden’s Plans to Reinstate Detention of Migrant Families
March 7, 2023“This policy would treat them as criminals” – Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner Washington, DC – The New York Times reports that the Biden administration is considering reinstatement of family detention at the US-Mexico border as a means to deter families from coming to the US to seek safety. This comes as the administration has unrolled multiple ...Bishop Seitz of El Paso, Community Leaders Urge Biden to Reverse Course on Asylum Ban, Discuss Intersection with Forced Child Labor
March 2, 2023Washington – The #WelcomeWithDignity campaign for asylum rights held a Zoom press event with the Most Reverend Mark Seitz, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso and other prominent faith and community leaders, calling on President Biden to reverse course on his proposed asylum ban. Download a recording of the webinar here (passcode k16Q&kmq). Following ...Faith Groups and Advocates Demand President Biden Reverse Course on Asylum Ban and Enact Humane Solutions
February 24, 2023Washington, DC – The #WelcomeWithDignity campaign, Interfaith Immigration Coalition, CASA, HIAS, and NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice—plus numerous partners—held a rally outside of the White House yesterday in protest of the Biden administration’s asylum ban. Faith groups and human rights organizations called on the administration to reverse course and implement humane, practical solutions instead. If ...As Biden Moves Forward with Asylum Ban, Faith Groups and Advocates Gathered to Demand Restored Access to Asylum
February 22, 2023**Thurs. 2/23 at Noon ET #WelcomeWithDignity & Interfaith Immigration Coalition will hold a rally at the White House in protest of Biden’s asylum ban. More info here.** Washington, DC – Hours after the Biden administration announced its proposed rule for an asylum ban, hundreds of people across the nation came together for the global release of ...To “Finish the Job” on Immigration, Faith Groups Urge Biden to Halt Transit Ban, Restore Asylum, and Secure a Path to Citizenship
February 8, 2023Washington, DC – Less than 24 hours after President Biden’s State of the Union address—in which he called on Congress to pass bipartisan immigration reform and work with him to “finish the job” on several pressing issues facing the nation—immigration advocates learned about a court filing from the Biden administration to the Supreme Court that ...Faith Orgs + Leaders to Biden Administration: End All Asylum Bans
January 23, 2023Washington, DC – In a press call today, faith leaders announced the delivery of a letter to President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary of State Blinken, and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, denouncing their plans to create a new asylum ban through the federal rulemaking process. The press conference speakers and ...
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