Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/07/13/unacceptably-high-cost-jailing-children-families-seeking-safety-u-s/#.W0juVdVKgdU By Deborah Weinstein July 13, 2018 The Trump Administration has started to reunite children torn from their parents at the border, partly complying with a judge’s order. Fifty-eight out of 103 children under the age of five have been returned … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Join us in urging the administration to protect our Somali neighbors. The deadline for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to decide whether to extend and re-designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia is July 19th. Now … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/07/12/nice-try-paula-white-jesus-lawbreaking-refugee/#.W0eFadVKgdU By Faith In Public Life July 12, 2018 Editor’s note: This piece was written by Rev. Jennifer Butler, CEO of Faith in Public Life. It was originally published on Patheos on July 11. Image via Christ Church Cathedral President Trump’s top … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Over the past year, the Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of immigrants, putting them at risk for deportation. Since 1990, TPS has granted protection from deportation to … Continued
Posted at https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/reports/2018/07/12/453378/trumps-family-incarceration-policy-threatens-healthy-child-development/ By Leila Schochet Posted on July 12, 2018, 9:01 am Getty/Spencer PlattA Honduran mother and child wait along the border bridge in Brownsville, Texas, after being denied entry from Mexico into the United States on June 25, 2018. President Donald … Continued
On June 28th, 2018, Governor Wolf’s staff called a meeting with members of the Shut Down Berks Coalition to discuss the operation of the Berks County Detention Center (BCRC). The Governor’s office continues to claim the Governor has no role or … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): In anticipation of the FY19 presidential determination this fall, IRAP, Amnesty, HIAS, and LIRS have put together a sign-on letter for state and local elected officials to express their support for refugees in their communities … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Right now, Congress is considering anti-immigrant, anti-family bills that would turn to family incarceration and rollback protections for the children in immigration detention and unaccompanied children. Long-term detention of mothers and children is not the solution to the … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Right now, the administration is requesting a reallocation of millions of additional taxpayer dollars to expand family incarceration and deportation force to tear families and communities apart. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/07/03/huge-win-immigrant-rights-trump-administration-ordered-end-indefinite-detention Published on Tuesday, July 03, 2018 by Common Dreams Under Trump, at least five ICE offices have almost entirely stopped granting parole to refugees By Julia Conley, staff writer A man being held inside the Metropolitan Detention … Continued