Interfaith Immigration Coalition – Old Site

“The United States should be doing more to protect refugee children, not actively participating in their oppression” Washington, DC – Religious organizations and leaders of diverse faiths are universally outraged at the Trump administration’s latest attempt to harm immigrant children: gutting the Flores settlement agreement, a legal framework that has been in place to protect […]

Washington, DC – After forcing a vote on his broad anti-asylum bill in the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Chairman Lindsay Graham is threatening to attach the provisions to appropriations bills this fall, Bloomberg First Word is reporting.  Katie Adams, Interfaith Immigration Coalition Co-Chair and Policy Advocate for Domestic Issues with the United Church of Christ […]

Washington, DC – Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) Co-Chair Faith Williams is traveling to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma to join the Heartland for Human Justice Coalition’s protest of a potential immigrant detention center at this historic site. The protest and interfaith prayer vigil will take place on August 1.  Event details from the organizers: Women’s Voices Raised […]

Decry unconscionable, cruel attempt to annihilate U.S. resettlement program. Washington, DC – Some Trump administration officials have proposed to resettle zero refugees in the United States in Fiscal Year 2020, devastating thousands of individuals who had been waiting for their chance at safety and family reunification. This cruel, unconscionable move would end the U.S. refugee […]

Faith community demands the U.S. obey its own laws and meet international and moral obligations to welcome people seeking protection Washington, DC – The Trump administration is poised to introduce an interim final rule that would ban those who seek safety at the U.S. southern border from requesting asylum here if they travel through another […]

“Living in that kind of hate is antithetical to the gospel” Washington, DC – The New York Times is reporting that immigration raids, previously announced by President Trump, will begin this Sunday. Religious leaders from diverse faiths are denouncing these aggressive actions against families.   “These raids come from a place of fear, suspicion, and hate; […]

US Government Should Follow Faithful Americans’ Lead Washington, DC – Maribel and Mayra are two Honduran women seeking safety for their children, and they have so much more in common: gang violence and victimization; threatened children; robbery in Mexico; and a faith community stepping up to help advocate for their safety. Their stories show that […]

In Appropriations Debate, Congress Must Listen to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights & Faith Leaders, Enforce Accountability for Trump Abuses Washington, DC – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is “appalled” by the U.S. treatment of asylum seekers arriving at our southern border: In most of these cases, the migrants and […]

Washington, DC – Religious leaders are outraged to see the Trump administration’s latest attack on immigrant leaders who have lived in our communities for years. The government is issuing steep, nearly $500,000 fines to immigrants who are claiming Sanctuary in congregations across the country while they continue to fight their deportation cases.  Isaac S. Villegas, […]

Washington, DC – The crisis of Trump’s making at our southern border has lead to the deaths of migrants of all ages. Yet rather than treat individuals with human dignity and recognize their legal right to apply for asylum, the administration is prosecuting humanitarians for following our religious teachings, continuing to erase the asylum process, […]