Who Is Dayani Cristal? tells the story of a migrant who found himself in the deadly stretch of desert known as “the corridor of death” and shows how one life becomes testimony to the tragic results of the U.S. war on immigration. As the real-life drama unfolds we see this John Doe, denied an identity […]
Faith Letter to Stop Deportations
On April 21, 20014, a group of faith-based organizations sent the following letter to President Obama calling on him to stop deportations and expand the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. [gview file=”http://dev.interfaithimmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Immigration-Faith-Letter-to-Stop-Deportations.pdf”]
April 5th National Week of Action
Everyday more than 1,100 people are deported. It is predicted that in April, 2 million people will have been deported under the Obama Administration. Amid Congressional inaction, President Obama and his Administration must understand that our communities cannot continue to wait. The President can and should take concrete, bold and necessary actions TODAY to turn back the deportation […]
2014 Congressional Recommendations
Read the 2014 Recommendations to Congress The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC), a coalition of 42 national faithbased organizations, calls on Congress to enact immigration reform that will reunite families, provide meaningful opportunities for undocumented immigrants to apply for citizenship, and promote community wholeness. For more than a decade, the IIC has been working with congregations, service providers, and faith […]
Coalition members respond to House Republican “Standards for Immigration Reform”
On January 30, 2014, the House Republican leadership released “Standards for Immigration Reform“. Members of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition released the following statements in response: American Jewish Committee (AJC) Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Church World Service Franciscan Action Network Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) HIAS Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Lutheran Immigration and […]
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Recent House Bills on Immigration
The Senate has passed an immigration reform bill, S.744, with a robustly bipartisan 68-32 vote. Now the big question is what the House will do. So far, House Committees have approved five bills, none of which create a path to citizenship, and all of which contain provisions that would negatively impact our community members. There […]
Prophetic Witness Webinar – Civil Disobedience in the Struggle for Immigrants’ Rights
In 2014 the immigrants’ rights movement continues will continue to grow stronger, even with weak leadership in the House of Representatives, the work to stop family separations and the push for immigration reform is moving forward and the need for faith escalation is an imperative. We invite you to a special training Webinar focused on […]
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IMMIGRATION POSADA 2013 Toolkit
IMMIGRATION POSADA 2013 What if the Holy Family were separated at Christmas? (Photo: Posada at the Border, Agua Prieta/ Douglas) Posada Toolkit- Immigrants’ Rights Table of Contents State of Play on Immigration History of Posadas Creative Theatre Communications Resources Lifting Your Posada Nationally State of Play on Immigration 2013-2014 The movement for immigrants’ rights […]
IIC Webinar 12-16 Today 4 PM EST Highlights 2013 Pushing Onward
Please join Interfaith Immigration Coalition Webinar TODAY at 4 PM EST. Call Info and Power Point Link Below. We will hear testimony from DJ Yoon, Executive Director of NAKASEC who fasted for 22 days as part of Fast4Families. The immigrants’ rights movement continues to grow stronger, despite lack of leadership in the House of Representatives, […]
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LOVE HAS NO BORDERS: A New Compilation of Faith Leaders Struggle Against Anti-Immigrant Legislation in Alabama
In 2011 the legislature of Alabama passed the harshest anti-immigrant bill in America, and the governor of Alabama signed it into law. One legislator said that the purpose of the law was to make undocumented residents “so miserable that they self-deport.” Faith leaders in Alabama came together in unprecedented ways to oppose the mean-spirited law. […]
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