Posted at https://www.interfaithimmigration.org/2022/11/16/faith-groups-welcome-ruling-that-blocks-title-42-urge-biden-administration-to-restore-dignifying-asylum-system/ by Melissa Stek|Published November 16, 2022 WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, a federal judge ruled against asylum-blocking Title 42, deeming it a violation of U.S. asylum law with no basis in public health. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) responded by filing … Continued
This is an interview with Rev. Craig B. Mousin, an Adjunct Faculty member of the DePaul University’s College of Law, Refugee and Forced Migrations Studies Program and the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy. The podcast examines new attempts to codify the … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Did you know that the pandemic is still being used as justification for refusing, detaining, and expelling asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border? Under Title 42, almost all asylum seekers are being denied their human … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We are so relieved that the Biden administration is putting an end to the use – or misuse – of Title 42, a policy started by the Trump administration to deny asylum-seekers their right to seek … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Immigrants should not be used as pawns in political games. And yet, over the last two years starting under the Trump administration, more than 1.7 million immigrants have been blocked or expelled from … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): As we previously noted, the Biden administration announced a planned end to the inhumane Title 42 policy by May 23rd, 2022. The policy, which was first weaponized by the previous administration and continued under the … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): On April 1st, the Biden administration announced a planned end to the inhumane Title 42 policy by May 23rd, 2022. The policy, which was first weaponized by the previous administration and continued under the Biden … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): by Melissa Stek|Published April 1, 2022 Washington, DC – Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), announced its plans to terminate Title 42 by May 23. The public health order, first invoked by the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/01/title-42-wind-down-welcomed-not-enough-secure-immigration-justice-say-rights-groups “With an end date for Title 42 now set, it’s time for President Biden to fulfill his promise to build a just and humane asylum system,” said the ACLU. JULIA CONLEY April 1, 2022 Immigrant rights advocates … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Imagine your country is invaded. You manage to escape with your three children but you’re forced to leave your mother behind. You decide to seek refuge with your only other family in the world who are … Continued