From November 2019 until Spring 2020, while the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates, it is vital that we encourage Congress to act to provide DACA recipients with a path to citizenship. As the House passed H.R. 6 which includes a path … Continued
From the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (https://cliniclegal.org/): The administration’s decision on Temporary Protected Status for Yemen is due Jan. 3 and decision for Somalia is due Jan. 17. As Yemen and Somalia remain among the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the … Continued
From the National Partnership for New Americans (https://partnershipfornewamericans.org/): On October 30, the New Deal for New Americans Act, sponsored by U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (NY), Jesús “Chuy” García (IL), and Pramila Jayapal (WA), was introduced. This affirmative, solutions-focused bill will empower … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): This is HUGE news! At a Berks County Commissioner candidate forum last week we heard from a current County Commissioner that he has been in talks with the Governor’s office since July to figure out a … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The White House has issued a new executive order that may drastically reduce, if not entirely stop, the resettlement of refugees in your community. This order will lead to family separation for refugee families – … Continued
From Juntos (http://vamosjuntos.org/): Please sign our petition telling Devereux that they are not welcome in Chester County! Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is planning on opening a children’s detention center in Devon, PA. The practice of locking up migrants seeking a … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the administration is considering setting the refugee admissions goal for Fiscal Year 2020, and some administration officials have proposed resettling zero refugees next year. This would decimate the bipartisan refugee resettlement program and follows … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Have you or your congregation or community group ever been involved in helping resettle or welcome refugees? If so please sign at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScxzn04NZ2iGiaBrxCz2PCj9NFhy57OUMd1wrZgdJOks8oJnA/viewform. The refugee resettlement program is in grave threat of being dismantled through … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): We’re Closer Than Ever To #ShutDownBerks But We Need People Like YOU To Make It Happen These last four years people from across the state of Pennsylvania have come together to create a movement. A movement … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-05/immigrant-issues/elders-arrested-at-philly-ice-protest/a67670-1 September 5, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Four members of ElderWitness were arrested by DHS on charges of obstructing the entrance to a federal building. (Roz Dutton/ElderWitness) PHILADELPHIA – … Continued