From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Yesterday, on the first day of Black History Month and amid a global pandemic, immigrants were deported to Haiti. Despite guidance from the Biden Administration that should have dramatically curtailed deportations, deportations are continuing at an alarming rate. … Continued
From the National Immigration Law Center (http://www.nilc.org): Immigrants are essential. Every day, immigrants are at the forefront of fighting the effects of this pandemic, helping keep us safe, healthy, and cared for, even as immigrants and people of color are disproportionately … Continued
President Biden has rescinded the Muslim Ban, but we must ensure that this discrimination never happens again. Rescinding the Muslim Ban marks a new beginning for countless American families that have been cruelly separated from their loved ones for years. It is … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Journey with the IIC through Lent, a solemn religious season in the Christian tradition that extends between Ash Wednesday and Easter. Our Lenten devotional reflects on nine values that ground the work of immigration … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): On January 21st, millions of Americans woke up to a new administration with the feeling that an end to the former administration’s human rights abuses was finally at hand. But as the sun rose on … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): This week, the Biden administration is expected to take executive action to restore the refugee resettlement program. This is particularly welcome news, in light of strong support for America as a beacon of hope, safety, and refuge … Continued
The efforts of the Sanctuary Movement across organizations, faith communities and impacted immigrant leaders has had tremendous influence in the fight to stop deportations and keep families together over the last four years. Join Sanctuary Faith/ Lay Leader Sign On … Continued
From the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (http://www.nrcat.org): President Biden’s signature on the executive order rescinding the Muslim Ban on his first day in office is a fitting rebuke to a failed Trump presidency that brokered in lies, xenophobia, racism, … Continued
You did it! Community pressure worked! After two months of community groundswell we are thrilled to announce that the two Haitian families at the Berks County Detention Center, who had been imprisoned since before the pandemic started, are no longer … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): As inauguration approaches, asylum seekers continue to be subject to unjust border policies that deny them their right to asylum. The Kino Border Initiative, an organization that works with asylum seekers and their families at the … Continued