From the #ShutDownBerks Coalition: In the coming weeks, the Shut Down Berks Coalition will be organizing a month of lobbying to persuade Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to issue an Emergency Removal Order, thus ensuring no further families are held in … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): Washington, D.C.—Today, the Trump Administration announced that it will eliminate work authorization and protection for nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador. This unconscionable decision will uproot their lives and expose them to extreme violence. For some, it … Continued
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, would maintain protections for 800,000 young adults brought to the U.S. without documentation as children, like Anna in Philadelphia. A DACA recipient for three years, Anna (not her real name) is 26 and … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): In September President Trump announced that his administration will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This program had protected immigrants who were brought to this country by their parents without … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Right now, our communities are facing a heartless campaign to tear families apart by arresting and deporting moms, dads, and young people who have lived in the United States for years. Since September, the … Continued
From Americans United for Separation of Church and State (http://www.au.org): With the recent disturbing news of the Supreme Court ruling that the Muslim Ban will go into full effect even while it continues to be litigated and challenged by AU, this time is … Continued
From United We Dream (https://unitedwedream.org/): The DreamActTron is a giant and color screen with loud speakers that is placed outside of Congress in Washington DC, and will screen the stories and messages of all immigrants fighting for a clean #DreamActNow. … Continued
From NETWORK (http://www.networklobby.org): December 12 marks the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of young people in the Catholic tradition. Our faith teaches us to love our neighbor and take care of the migrant. As the end … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Let me tell you a story about Deborah, a Ugandan mom who was resettled in Ohio and is separated from her 3 daughters and 12-year-old son. Her petitions to reunify her family were approved by … Continued