From the American Immigration Council (https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/): The American Immigration Council was a leader in combatting misinformation surrounding our southern border this year. We educated the public, held government officials accountable, and set the record straight on the evolving situation at … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): What does #WelcomeWithDignity means? It means embodying our faith values by protecting children at our border, allowing asylum seekers to exercise their right to claim asylum, and respecting the sacred humanity and dignity of all of … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Members of Congress are currently putting together funding bills for Fiscal Year 2022. This includes funding for the U.S. resettlement program and resources for local communities to help refugees integrate and thrive. As we … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Right now, Congress is considering anti-immigrant, anti-family bills that would turn to family incarceration and rollback protections for the children in immigration detention and unaccompanied children. Long-term detention of mothers and children is not the solution to the … Continued
Thanks to the ELCA for this alert. “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40 Recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed … Continued