From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): President Trump just turned the dreams of 800,000 young immigrants into nightmares. By ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which gave work permits and deportation relief to undocumented youth known as … Continued
On behalf of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, we are deeply concerned over the president’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. We grieve this action, which will create fear and suffering within our immigrant communities, … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): Read as PDF (Includes Appendices of State-by-State Data) Introduction The Trump administration’s immigration policies have broken apart families and removed established members of communities. The administration’s disregard for the contributions of … Continued
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Trump administration has announced an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, turning our nation’s back on undocumented immigrant youth who are valued members of our communities. The consequences of ending DACA … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): On Tuesday, September 5, President Trump announced an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, turning our nation’s back on undocumented immigrant youth who are valued members of our communities. DACA … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): This statement can be attributed to CLASP Executive Director Olivia Golden. Washington, DC, September 5, 2017—Today President Trump announced his decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in six months. In so doing, … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/04/immigrant-groups-mobilize-combat-trumps-cruel-and-heartless-plan-end-daca Published on Monday, September 04, 2017 by Common Dreams Trump will reportedly end protections for young undocumented immigrants, with a six-month delay By Julia Conley, staff writer Protesters held a March to Defend DACA and Immigrants in … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): If you need resources around faith vigils, Rev. Deborah Lee from Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity (www.im4humanintegrity.org) has offered up the resources at the following link for a liturgy and order of service. Click … Continued
Adapted from an alert from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (Por favor lea esto en Español) The Dream Act of 2017 (S. 1615 / HR. 3440) was recently introduced in Congress as a bipartisan effort. The bills are intended … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Last week, reports suggested that President Trump is seriously considering terminating the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which would place nearly 800,000 immigrant youth at immediate risk of deportation. This move would mean … Continued