From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): It’s not complicated. Seeking asylum isn’t a crime, it’s a human right. Ask any child if someone afraid or in danger deserves our help, and they’ll say yes. But President Trump … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): The Administration is showing signs that it will bend to public pressure on their cruel and inhumane border policies — but we must act now. We need 50,000 signatures this week to reach our goal … Continued
House Democrats on March 12 unveiled their next big piece of legislation: HR6, or the Dream and Promise Act, which would help provide a clear pathway to permanent residency for an estimated 3.6 million immigrants brought to the US as … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/03/14/major-rebuke-trumps-authoritarianism-senate-votes-terminate-national-emergency Published on Thursday, March 14, 2019 by Common Dreams “From the beginning, his national emergency declaration was a racist attack on the very foundation of our democracy.” By Jake Johnson, staff writer A demonstrator holds a sign … Continued
From Welcoming Immigrants (https://welcomingimmigrants.org/): Last September, I had the privilege – along with seven other evangelical women – to see firsthand what is happening at our southern border. Our delegation made its way to McAllen, Texas to listen and learn … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the Senate is considering terminating the immoral, unconstitutional national emergency declaration. As people of faith and conscience, join today’s national call-in day to tell our Senators to reject this harmful national emergency declaration and vote to … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): An unprecedented 68 million people, including 25 million refugees, have been forced from their homes around the world. This is the worst refugee crisis in history. With global need at its highest, the Trump administration … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Liberian Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) Status Ends March 31 Thousands of LIberian refugees who fled civil war and disease are at risk of immediate deportation unless Congress acts. Since 1991, Liberia has been … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): Since the Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) opened its doors in the mid-1980s, we have extended rehabilitative care to tens of thousands of torture survivors around the world, nearly all … Continued
From the National Partnership for New Americans (https://partnershipfornewamericans.org/): USCIS Still Fails to Reduce Growing Backlog of Citizenship Applications Raising Pressure on Eligible Residents to Apply Now WASHINGTON – Citizenship application backlogs remain at record-level highs while processing delays have increased over … Continued