From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): After 3 years of living in sanctuary to resist a deportation order, Edith Espinal is back in her Columbus home with her family. Today she has her first check in with ICE. Today also … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): It’s officially time to celebrate the nine-year anniversary since Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) came to life! This program has helped thousands of Dreamers who came here as children and have grown up in our … Continued
Ask your Senators/Representatives to modernize and humanize our nation’s immigration system by creating an earned pathway to citizenship. You can send a message through the ELCA Action Center. (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this.) “I am … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): On June 18th, the Supreme Court ruled that the administration’s attempt to end the successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was improper. This means that the DACA program stands for the time being, offering … Continued
From ELCA Advocacy (https://www.elca.org/Our-Work/Publicly-Engaged-Church/Advocacy): NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to act. “As we journey together through the time God has given us, may God give us the grace of a welcoming heart and an overflowing love for … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): The Supreme Court will announce its decision on the administration’s efforts to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy any day between now and June, which will affect the futures of hundreds of … Continued
From November 2019 until Spring 2020, while the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates, it is vital that we encourage Congress to act to provide DACA recipients with a path to citizenship. As the House passed H.R. 6 which includes a path … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (http://www.paimmigrant.org): On June 4 the House passed HR6: The American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. This is the first bill providing a pathway to citizenship to pass the House in many, many … Continued
Our immigration system too often leaves people – many of whom were brought to the U.S. as minors or are not able to return to their home countries because of violent conflict or natural disaster – with no way to … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): As we welcome the 116th Congress into office, it is critical that we remind them that dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) recipients, and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders are in urgent need of a permanent, legislative … Continued