From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.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. Threats to the Temporary … Continued
Church World Service is a not-for-profit, international humanitarian assistance organization comprised of 37 protestant denominations. The CWS Immigration and Refugee Program provides assistance to displaced persons abroad and works with the State Department and our 36 local offices and affiliates … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): TODAY, the House of Representatives is considering legislation that would jeopardize the lives of immigrants, harm our community members, and further militarize our borders. House leadership will vote on a proposal called the FY18 … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Rabyaah Althaibani writes: If Donald Trump has his way, I may never get to bring my husband home. My husband Basheer and I married over a year ago. I’m American, he’s Yemeni. After our wedding … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Candles, birthday cake, presents, friends and family. That’s what every parent hopes for their child’s birthday. Instead of festivities, Tomás spent his eighth birthday behind bars—for the second year in a row. The reason why? … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): This week, the Trump administration is back in court, fighting to keep its bigoted Muslim and refugee ban alive. It seems as though Trump won’t stop fighting to advance his agenda. But neither will we! … Continued
From the Project on Government Oversight (http://www.pogo.org/): (Photo: The Seattle Globalist / Flickr) Hundreds of thousands of people are held for varying amounts of time in America’s privately run detention centers every year. Want to know how well these private facilities are … Continued
From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): This week, President Trump launched missile strikes on a Syrian airbase. He said he did it because he was concerned for the lives of Syrians but his policies say otherwise. If Trump really wants to help … Continued
From the Immigrant Legal Resources Center (https://www.ilrc.org/): Attorney General Falsely Claims “Sanctuary” Cities Violate Federal Law WASHINGTON, D.C. — This morning, during a press briefing at the White House, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions made several erroneous remarks concerning so-called … Continued