Pages tagged "immigration"
DAI Finds Unlikely Ally in Development of Legal Strategy for Immigrants in Detention
In response to changes in immigration law enforcement and the upsurge in ICE detentions and deportations, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) is developing a legal representation strategy for people in detention.
This initiative led them to work with Paul Hunker, a longtime Opus Dei Catholic who retired as lead...
ACTION Tulsa Confronts Immigration Misinformation with Firsthand Accounts from Refugees
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ACTION Tulsa, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, hosted an event this week at Congregation B’nai Emunah titled “Who Is My Neighbor?” The event focused on dispelling myths about immigration and featured the story of Mohammad Paiman Faqirzada, an Afghan immigrant who resettled in...
Central Valley IAF Partners with the Diocese of Fresno to Support Immigrants
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Widespread fear lingers in the immigrant community...after the Trump Administration announced it would allow immigration enforcement arrests in locations including churches and schools.
“In January, when I saw Border Patrol vehicles up here, it got my attention,” says Bishop Joseph Brennan with the Roman Catholic...
Catholic Sun - VIP Supports Parishioners on the Margins
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St. Francis Xavier hosted the first of several “Know Your Rights” sessions in January. These sessions, facilitated by VIP, empower immigrants by helping them understand their constitutional rights. VIP also ran a session to provide more information on...
OTOC Announces New Alliance That Supports Immigration Reform to Address Nebraska Workforce Gap
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Omaha Together One Community (OTOC) leaders conducted more than 100 meetings over the past three years with Nebraska agricultural, health-care, labor, education, hospitality, philanthropic, faith, construction, immigrant, legal, banking, and community leaders to learn more about our workforce needs.
We learned [for...
OTOC Secures Bipartisan Support for Reforms Impacting Sudanese & Other Immigrant Institutions
Republican and Democratic candidates for federal office committed to advance reforms in immigration, childcare access, and humanitarian parole. State issues included access to drivers’ licenses and unemployment insurance, and preservation of ballot initiatives. All issues emerged from a conversation campaign...
DAI Leaders Act on RTS Training to Build Trust Between Immigrants and Police in Dallas
After Texas legislators passed the anti-immigrant Senate Bill 4, Dallas Area Interfaith (DAI) leaders didn’t lose hope. Instead, they reached out directly to the Dallas Police Department, engaging them in outreach to parishes and neighborhoods. Police Chief Eddie García responded by joining 50+ DAI...
PCI Hosts RTS Training Alongside Bishop Edward Weisenburger
On Saturday, October 5th, 35 Catholic clergy and lay leaders from 14 Tucson parishes gathered at St. Cyril’s of Alexandria Catholic Church for a Parish Leadership Training on immigration, organized by Pima County Interfaith. This was more than just a meeting—it was a strategic organizing...
OTOC Convenes Broad Alliance of Nebraska Organizations in Support of Positive Immigration Laws
Diverse rural, urban, agriculture, health care, hospitality, education, construction, business, labor, faith, immigrant & community groups urge action
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“This effort was built upon hundreds of conversations, as well as longstanding relationships across our state and across many different sectors,”...
VOICE-OKC Leaders Decry Overbroad Language of Anti-Immigrant HB 4156
On Thursday April 18th VOICE-OKC hosted a press conference denouncing the passage of HB 4156 and the way it opens the door for targeting members within Latino communities, regardless of their documented status. Those in opposition include the Most Rev. Paul S Coakley, archbishop of...