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“There is no ‘compromise’ when kids are in need” WASHINGTON, DC – Interfaith Immigration Coalition leaders reacted strongly to news that some House Democrats are pushing Leadership to take up the Senate version of the DHS supplemental spending bill. The Senate version will not end the administration’s cruelty toward children and families; the House version […]

Graham Bill Would Give Administration More Authority, Destroy Lives WASHINGTON, DC – A recent article from The New Republic, “Asylum Seekers Struggle to Navigate Trump’s Broken Border Policy,” paints a terrifying picture about how the Trump administration’s policies have already broken the asylum system and endangered human lives. Thursday, June 20, the Senate Judiciary Committee […]

June 17, 2019 TO: Editorial Boards and Columnists FROM: Interfaith Immigration Coalition, CWS RE: On World Refugee Day, U.S. Dismantling Refugee Protection and Abandoning Global Leadership Thursday, June 20 is World Refugee Day, a day to celebrate the contributions refugees make to our communities and press for compassionate, pro-refugee governmental policies. Amidst the largest refugee […]

Washington, DC – As federal appropriations season begins, the Trump administration is demanding more money from American taxpayers for immigration enforcement. But the administration’s gross mismanagement of funds already given, and abject refusal to recognize the humanity of migrants, require Congress to rein in the federal purse strings. Separating families seeking safety; putting babies in […]

Capitol Hill Vigil Remembers Those Who Died in Holocaust, While RFK Awards Honor Those Working for Human Rights Today Washington, DC – Eighty years ago today, the United States refused dockage to a ship called the St. Louis carrying more than nine hundred Jewish refugees. When the U.S. turned those nine hundred men, women, and […]

Washington, DC – In May, the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation to protect more than 2 million immigrants from deportation. The American Dream and Promise Act (HR 6) creates a pathway to citizenship for young people who have grown up in the United States, commonly referred to as “dreamers,” and other long-term U.S. residents who […]

Washington, D.C. — In a hearing today, Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan faced a tough line of questioning from Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (D-IL) about the administration’s treatment of families and children arriving at our nation’s southern border and asking for protection. After trying to evade her questions, McAleenan finally admitted that he is aware of […]

***MEDIA ADVISORY*** THURSDAY, MAY 23, 9AM ET Interfaith Vigil Mourning Children Who Died at U.S. Border Live stream and “virtual vigil” here: https://www.facebook.com/events/468495077026305/?ti=ia Washington, D.C. — A fifth child from Guatemala died this week after journeying to our nation’s border and asking for protection. Today, we also learned that a ten year-old girl from El […]

“Passing these bills would move US forward”L Washington, DC – The Interfaith Immigration Coalition welcomes the House Judiciary Committee markup of HR 2820 (Dream Act), HR 2821 (American Promise Act), and HR 549 (Venezuela TPS Act), scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, 2019. “We welcome House action on these vital immigration bills. For the millions of […]