From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): We are compelled to cry out when any of God’s children are in danger. There are many heartbreaking stories—one in particular of a 12-months-old baby crying for her mother at a shelter on the … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Faith Leaders: Sign On Today! We invite faith leaders across traditions to sign on to this letter urging the administration to extend Yemen’s TPS designation for at least another 18 months. Failure to extend TPS for Yemen would mean … Continued
From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/ShutDownBerksCoalition/): 2018 has shown new depths of depravity and lack of respect to human dignity by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), and the Border Patrol (CPB). It seems like every … Continued
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have reported evidence that Trump administration appointees ignored strong and persistent warnings from State Department officials and diplomatic experts that terminating Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haiti, El Salvador and Honduras would … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Join us this week for a national week of action to protect TPS holders. Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have reported evidence that Trump administration appointees ignored strong and persistent warnings from State Department officials … Continued
From the National Immigration Law Center (http://www.nilc.org): Since President Trump decided to cruelly end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in September, hundreds of thousands of immigrant youth across the country live in fear of what their future … Continued
“Because this is a facility that might be in violation of children welfare law and that would give the Governor the ability to act, that’s something I’m interested in pursuing.” – Congressman Brendan Boyle On Friday, May 11th leaders in the immigrant … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): This week, the New York Times reported that more than 700 children have been taken from parents arriving at our borders since October, including more than 100 children under the age of 4. [1] WHAT the WHAT? … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Families are the foundation of our communities, and as people of faith, we know the importance of family unity. Right now, the administration is shamefully targeting immigrant and refugee moms and separating families. As we … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/04/09/trumps-immigration-policies-threaten-children-collective-future/#.Wsu6VC7wYdU By CHN April 9, 2018 Editor’s note: The Coalition on Human Needs is participating in the Children’s Blog Carnival, hosted and sponsored by the Children’s Leadership Council. Today’s post is authored by theCenter for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). … Continued