May Advocacy Letter
May’s advocacy letter continues to call on elected officials to protect migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample letter is included below. Please send a letter to each of our US…
Family separation is back for migrants at the U.S./Mexican border, say advocates
May 15, 2020 By Julia Ainsley, NBC WASHINGTON — Several immigrant rights organizations are outraged by a new choice U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is presenting to migrant parents: Separate…
Ayala: Desperate asylum seekers still find a way to get to Southtown preacher
By Elaine Ayala In 2016, pastor John Garland’s Mennonite Church in Southtown became an emergency shelter for Central American migrants. They’d trekked, some by foot, to the U.S. border to…
IWC Condemns Coercive ICE Action That Separates Families And Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
SAN ANTONIO (May 15, 2020) – The Interfaith Welcome Coalition, a faith-based network dedicated to assisting asylum seekers, refugees and at-risk immigrants, today joined human rights and civil rights advocates demanding…