Latest Advocacy Needs
There are several ways you can take action now to support immigrants and refugees. Check out the advocacy opportunities below to see how you can participate and stay engaged with what is happening now.
Humane Protection for Detainees
Send an email to help the individuals who have fled humanitarian crises and have found a home in our community, yet are Use your voice to advocate for your immigrant neighbors who now find themselves in detention centers. Click below to email or call your leaders about ensuring those facilities prioritize humane treatment and hospitable conditions. facing a withdrawal of those current protections.
Protection for Parolees
Send an email to help the individuals who have fled humanitarian crises and have found a home in our community, yet are now facing a withdrawal of those current protections.
Protect Vulnerable People
For decades the US government has supported legal safeguards in accordance with anti-trafficking policies & laws. These protections help ensure migrant kids are not returned to trafficking or exploitation.
Sustain the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
Sign the Statement with our partner, World Relief, to urge President Trump to uphold his commitment to protecting persecuted Christians and for his administration to sustain the refugee resettlement program.
Pass Bipartisan Immigration Reform
One thing most Americans agree on: our immigration system is broken.
We are called, as Christians, to practice hospitality. This does not mean we are advocates for illegal immigration or open border policies. We seek to advocate for the humane treatment of those coming to our country while amending our immigration policies to create more effective and safe ways for immigration to the U.S.
We believe in safe and secure borders, thorough vetting, and the dignified treatment of these vulnerable populations.
We are asking Congress to pass bipartisan legislative solutions on immigration that uphold human dignity and support the interests of the American people. Our nation’s immigration laws should:
Respect the rule of law (including the right to claim asylum)
Protect the unity of the immediate family.
Commit to safety and security on the border and in our communities.
Show compassion to immigrants by allowing them an opportunity to earn lawful status and citizenship.
Provide migrants the opportunity to lawfully contribute to our economy.
Tell your Representatives in Congress that you want to see meaningful, bipartisan immigration reform that allows for secure borders AND the compassionate treatment of immigrants.
Support Afghan Evacuees
So many of us were moved to compassion and action when we watched the US withdrawal from Afghanistan happen in August 2021. Our inboxes were flooded with women asking how they could help, and stepping up to advocate and welcome new neighbors. In the year since the withdrawal, over 70,000 Afghans have been evacuated to the United States.
The good news is that those evacuees have safe, temporary protection here in the United States. However, they don’t have any access to permanent legal status, and while a re-parole process was announced in June 2023, it still does not offer permanent protection. Join us in advocating for an Afghan Adjustment Act to ensure a pathway to permanent, legal status.
Unmute Yourself, Support Dreamers
The overwhelming majority of evangelical Christians—along with most Americans overall, including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and Independents—want Congress to provide permanent protections for “Dreamers,” young immigrants brought as children to the U.S.
The only way for Dreamers to ultimately have stability is for Congress to pass a permanent legislative solution. In February 2023, the bipartisan Dream Act of 2023 was introduced into the Senate. Our elected officials are much more likely to vote for this solution if they are convinced that their constituents see it as a priority.
Ask your Members of Congress today to stand up for Dreamers, passing legislation that would allow immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to receive permanent protections to live and work here without fears of deportation.