From Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Today, we take a fresh breath of air and rejoice at the vision of a better future. Yesterday afternoon, we received word that Miriam Vargas has returned to her Columbus, OH home to be … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): As you know, COVID-19 is exposing deep systemic inequalities in the US and is quickly making disparities worse, as millions of marginalized people are struggling to pay bills, stay healthy, and survive. Immigrants and undocumented people … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-08-08/immigrant-issues/immigrant-advocates-challenge-new-fast-track-deportation-rule/a67405-1 August 8, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The new rule expands fast-track deportation to undocumented immigrants who have been in this country less than two years. (U.S. Immigration and … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): We invite faith leaders to sign on to an important letter urging Members of Congress to support the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act of 2019 (HR 1011), which would expand and codify the Department of Homeland … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): The letter below is an updated version of a letter sent in 2017 concerning HB 28, legislation that would target Pennsylvania’s sanctuary cities. Some of you may have signed it, and if you have, … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): There’s a movement stirring behind the headlines, and everyone who wants make our country a better place can be a part of it. The amount of immigrants in public sanctuary has almost tripled since last … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): Claudia Lauer – Associated Press Friday, March 31st, 2017 Posted at https://www.abqjournal.com/980131/empty-jails-hope-to-cash-in-on-illegal-immigration-crackdown.html DALLAS — Several Texas counties that are struggling with debt because their jails have few or no prisoners hope to refill those … 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
BuzzFeed, posted on Feb. 25, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. Salvador Hernandez, Adolfo Flores BuzzFeed News Reporters Churches across the US are fighting back against the Trump administration’s mandate to ramp up deportations with new sanctuary practices of their own, using … Continued
New York Times By Laurie Goodstein March 2, 2017 The fight against President Trump’s executive orders to turn away refugees, deport undocumented immigrants and build a wall along the Mexican border is about to escalate in many American churches. A broad … Continued