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Take Action: Urge Virginia State Delegates & Senators to Strengthen Virginia’s Resettlement Program and Invest in Welcoming Refugees
Background: We are a country with a proud legacy of refugees and immigrants who helped found this nation, and we recognize the valuable contributions they bring to Virginia’s communities and the economy. Refugees are vital to the continuing prosperity of our communities – they pay taxes, help grow our economy, and bring unique skill sets, experiences, and insights. Your voice …
TAKE ACTION: Urge your Senators to Support Access to Housing and Housing Investments in “Build Back Better” Legislation
Right now, the Senate is considering the House-passed Build Back Better package, a historic economic recovery package that includes significant investments in housing, including $25 billion to expand rental assistance to more than 300,000 households, $65 billion to preserve public housing for its 2.5 million residents, and $15 billion for the national housing fund to build and preserve over 150,000 …
URGENT TAKE ACTION: Tell President Biden and Congress to Halt Inhumane Expulsions and Anti-Asylum Policies at the Border
The Biden administration is continuing to misuse the unlawful and immoral Title 42 order – a Trump administration policy to shut down the border to people seeking refuge. This policy has wrongfully expelled over 1.2 million people to danger without due process or the opportunity to seek asylum, forcing people back to danger in Mexico or the harm they fled. …
TAKE ACTION: Urge Your Senators to Support a Pathway to Citizenship
Right now, the Senate is considering the House-passed Build Back Better package, which includes important immigration provisions that would provide work permits and protections for 7 million undocumented people. While these temporary protections are a positive first step, it is vital that Congress deliver on their promises to pass a pathway to citizenship this year. Our undocumented community members deserve …
Take Action: Tell the Biden Administration to Welcome & Protect Vulnerable Afghans Who Were Left Behind
Following the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Afghans were left behind, at risk of violence and persecution. In August 2021, the Biden administration began receiving a surge of individual applications for humanitarian protection, called humanitarian parole, filed on behalf of at-risk Afghans abroad. In response to this historically high number of applications, the administration indicated …
URGENT TAKE ACTION: Urge Congress to Support Our Communities in Welcoming Refugees & Pass an Afghan Adjustment Act
Right now, Congress is considering legislation that would fund the federal government after the current funding expires on December 3rd. This includes funding for the U.S. resettlement program and resources for local communities to welcome refugees. As the United States welcomes Afghans, communities need support to ensure that our new neighbors have what they need to integrate and thrive in …
TAKE ACTION: Urge Your Members of Congress & the Administration to Improve Access to Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Program
The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) program, enacted in December 2019, allows Liberian nationals who have been living in the United States since November 20, 2014 to apply for their green card and become Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs). This is the first piece of legislation in decades that creates a path to citizenship for undocumented community members, and one of …
TAKE ACTION: Urge the Biden Administration to Stop Expulsions of Haitians and Restore Asylum
This week, the Biden administration began ramping up deportation and expulsion flights of Haitian migrants and asylum seekers using the unlawful and immoral Title 42 policy – a policy started under the Trump administration and continuously misused by the Biden administration. Haiti is enduring compounding political and environmental conditions including the recent catastrophic 7.2 magnitude earthquake, political unrest, and rampant …
Take Action: Urge the Biden Administration and Congress to Protect & Welcome Our Afghan Neighbors
Following the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 2 decades, over 130,000 Afghans were evacuated of whom 44% are children. Tens of thousands of U.S.-affiliated and at-risk Afghans have been welcomed into the United States via “humanitarian parole,” which is a temporary immigration status typically only granted for 1 or 2 years to provide safety for people under threat. This …
TAKE ACTION: Urge the Biden Administration & Congress to Protect Cameroonians Seeking Safety and Refuge
As Cameroon faces three separate humanitarian crises affecting nearly all of the country’s regions and ongoing armed conflict continues, safe return to the country is impossible. Due to the deadly conflicts involving the government, Anglophone separatists, and Boko Haram, a terrorist group based near the Cameroon-Nigeria border, an estimated 4.4 million people in Cameroon are in need of humanitarian assistance. …
TAKE ACTION: Urge Your Members of Congress & the Administration to Improve Access to Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Program
The Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) program, enacted in December 2019, allows Liberian nationals who have been living in the United States since November 20, 2014 to apply for their green card and become Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs). This is the first piece of legislation in decades that creates a path to citizenship for undocumented community members. However, the deadline …
TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Protect and Release Immigrants in Detention and Restore Asylum Protections
The COVID-19 crisis is testing our strength as a society. Across faith traditions, we believe that all people have inherent dignity and are deserving of basic human rights. However, in the midst of a growing global pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to target and detain – and deport – immigrants, threatening the …