From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): Thanks to those who participated in the kick off to the #FreeThemAll National Week of Digital Action, March 30 – April 4, to demand the liberation of all people in immigration detention! This week … Continued
From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): Today, Detention Watch Network (DWN) and communities across the country are joining together to kick off the #FreeThemAll National Week of Digital Action, March 30 – April 4, to demand the liberation of all … Continued
Community Legal Services has prepared a handout that includes a brief overview of immigrant eligibility for Medical Assistance and addresses some common concerns around privacy and public charge (https://clsphila.org/coronavirus/immigrants-medical-assistance-covid-19/). It also includes two important pieces of new information specific to … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, Members of Congress are working on important legislation around the Coronavirus / COVID-19. Crises test who we are as a nation – and we are stronger when we are united, extend compassion to … Continued
Link: http://bit.ly/IICCOVID19 Washington, DC – Now is a time to come together–U.S. born citizens, immigrants, and refugees–and recognize that we are all part of one race, the human race. We are stronger together, and we will get through this challenging … Continued
As reported COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania continue to grow, the Shut Down Berks Coalition urgently demands that Governor Wolf immediately issue an Emergency Removal Order (ERO) to stop ICE from using the Berks County Detention Center as a family prison. Calls … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The Supreme Court will announce its decision on the administration’s efforts to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy any day between now and June, which will affect the futures of hundreds of … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Amidst the worst refugee crisis in history with 25 million refugees globally, the administration has sought to annihilate the U.S. resettlement program and protections for individuals fleeing violence and persecution. The United States has an … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The House of Representatives will vote on the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act (NO BAN Act) TOMORROW, Thursday, March 12th. The NO BAN Act would end the harmful refugee, Muslim, and asylum bans put … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): HARRISBURG—The day the new public charge rule goes into effect, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center and the New York Fiscal Policy Institute are releasing a report demonstrating the harm it will … Continued