Evangelical, Catholic Groups: 1 in 12 Christians Could Be Impacted by Trump Deportations
The report serves as both a theological and data-driven refutation of the president’s campaign pledge to enact ‘the largest deportation in US history.’
Here’s a Look at the Various Legal Battles Faith Groups Are Fighting Against the Trump Administration
Since he was inaugurated in January, President Donald Trump has faced virtually constant pushback from faith groups, including in the courts.
Then They Came for Mahmoud
This issue of A Public Witness looks at the U.S. government coming for a Palestinian student activist for exercising his free speech rights and the Christian and other religious voices speaking out for him.
Trump Administration Must Produce Status Report on Refugee Resettlement, Judge Orders
The hearing in the case comes in the wake of a Feb. 25 ruling which sided with Church World Service, HIAS, Lutheran Community Services Northwest, and individual refugees and their families.
Christian Groups Kick Off Lent With Letters Objecting to Trump Moves On Budget and Immigration
‘This year we celebrate Lent amidst a growing crisis in America, driven by the political accumulation of wealth, power, and control,’ reads one of the letters from faith groups.
Trump Admin Cancels Grants to Refugee Aid Agencies, Despite Legal Battles
Leaders of the faith-based refugee resettlement organizations, which constitute seven of the 10 groups that partner with the government to perform the task, condemned the decision.
Judge Freezes ICE Raids at Quaker & Cooperative Baptist Churches
A religious coalition won the first round of faith-based litigation against the Trump administration — but the scope of the preliminary injunction is limited.
Latino Christian National Network Plans Next Steps To Help Immigrants After Lawsuit
‘We are running a tremendous risk, but we are doing it on principle,’ the Rev. Carlos Malavé, LCNN’s president, said.
US Catholic Bishops Sue Trump Administration for Halt in Funding for Refugee Settlement
The USCCB says the administration has violated various laws as well as the constitutional provision giving the power of the purse to Congress, which already approved the funding.
Lawmakers, Faith Groups Push Bill To Prevent ICE Raids on Churches, Sensitive Locations
‘We cannot become a government that normalizes cruelty,’ Rep. Jesús G. Garcia, an Illinois Democrat, said while discussing the bill on the House floor.