From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Over 850 faith leaders have already signed a letter urging all Members of Congress to cosponsor the Dream Act of 2017 (S.1615/H.R.3440) and pass a clean Dream Act immediately. The letter is available here: http://www.interfaithimmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Faith-Sign-on-Dream-Act-FINAL-October-5-2017.pdf We’re … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On Sunday, October 8, the Trump Administration unveiled its principles for reform of the U.S. immigration system. The long list includes policy proposals that would further ramp up immigration enforcement, severely cut overall immigration, and penalize localities … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Please stand with Dreamers and uplift the urgency of passing a clean Dream Act of 2017! We are striving for 800,000 calls to Congress to honor the 800,000 immigrant youth in the DACA program. Last … Continued
From the National Partnership for New Americans (http://partnershipfornewamericans.org/): DHS cruelty is causing 50,000 DACA holders to lose their DACA, their jobs, their studies, and their protection from deportation. October 5 was the renewal deadline for 154,000 out of 800,000 DACA … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The administration has already begun terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some nationalities, and as they make decisions about other populations with TPS, the lives of over 330,000 are in danger. We need a path … Continued
From the New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia (http://sanctuaryphiladelphia.org/): Beginning on Sunday, we received a spike in calls from people all over the city who had family members arrested by ICE. In NorthEast, North, and South Philly, people scrambled to find … Continued
From the Detention Watch Network (https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/): Trump’s anti-immigrant budget proposal includes a nearly 20 percent increase for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). As a part of the #DefundHate campaign, DWN is releasing, Hides, Lies & … Continued
Parents and children detained at the Berks County Residential Center don’t have much. They are asking for help in getting both necessary items and some fun things for the kids. Consider visiting the wish list at Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2NNABCSG0TYA1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_ws_MMhYzbK6SAFRF brightening … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The Trump administration set the refugee admissions goal for next fiscal year at 45,000 – the lowest goal in U.S. history and a reprehensible violation of our nation’s values of compassion, hospitality, and welcome. We … Continued
Last January, you fought back when President Trump signed a discriminatory executive order that blocked refugees and individuals from certain Muslim-majority countries from traveling to the United States. You flooded airports, showed up at rallies, called your elected officials and … Continued