Arizonans will soon vote on whether undocumented students living in Arizona can be eligible for in-state tuition after the Arizona House approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 1044 on Monday.

This is work that ELCA AMMPARO together with the Grand Canyon Synod supported in 2020. For those congregations interested in asylum-seeker sponsorship, this are common stories of people who will be coming to you, although these particular families might already have destinations in mind.

“We are all so ready to do more; we want to do more,” said Kristyn Peck, chief executive of Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area, an organization that provides resettlement programs for refugees and asylum seekers, as well as foster care for unaccompanied children and teens. … “It’s all a cycle,” Peck added. Establishing a higher number of migrants allowed to enter the United States “allows us to put the gears and the infrastructure in place to respond to an even higher number.”

The House of Representatives on April 21 voted to pass the NO BAN Act (H.R. 1333) by a slim bipartisan margin. The bill explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of religion in U.S. immigration law. Discriminatory bans contradict the ELCA’s commitments to be a place of welcome and safety for others.

Join Interfaith Immigration Coalition in urging the Biden administration and Congressional leaders to include a pathway to citizenship in any and all upcoming recovery packages.

LAMA and Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest are teaming up on behalf of refugees to support H.R.2237 aka The GRACE Act. Join the appeal by participating in the ACT ON GRACE campaign.

An increase in unaccompanied children and asylum-seekers arriving at the U.S. border with Mexico has given rise to claims of a crisis. Individuals, families and children seeking protection are no crisis — the crisis is the circumstances they are fleeing and the moral challenge of safe welcome.

After decades of missed opportunities, Congress is on the verge of passing immigration reforms, including a pathway to earn citizenship. Urge a principled approach based on fairness and compassion.

SCR1011, the Arizona Senate Concurrent Resolution sponsored by Sen. Griffin (R - Dist 14) being heard today in Natural Resources, Energy & Water urges Congress and the President to act on the crisis at the border.

Urge President Biden to immediately sign a revised refugee resettlement goal for FY21. The President has not yet issued an emergency Presidential Determination on refugee admissions of 62,500 as was announced.

Join an ELCA-LIRS Letter in support of the US Citizenship Act of 2021. Deadline extended to Tuesday , March 2 - today!

Join asylum seekers in asking President-Elect Biden and Congress to respect their right to asylum and end harmful border policies. Interfaith Immigration Coalition.

From Interfaith Immigration Coalition: Proyecto Dilley, Shut Down Berks Coalition, Berks Interfaith Witness, and Aldea are sounding the alarm about the imminent deportation of 28 children and their parents and are calling for support from the interfaith community.

In southeastern Arizona, the continuing political divisiveness around the Trump administration’s signature construction project has pitted rancher against rancher and neighbor against neighbor in a state that a Democratic presidential candidate narrowly carried for the first time in decades.

As a citizen and person of faith, ask your Senator support H.R.6, the American Dream and Promise Act. Move TPS, DED and DACA recipients from limbo with clarified path to citizenship.

In this time of crisis, people of faith must unite to pursue the common good. IIC hopes you'll join them to live out our shared values of love, solidarity, and justice. Get started by advocating for refugee resettlement!

As the end of the federal government’s fiscal year approaches (Sept. 30), the Administration is considering how many refugees to welcome in 2021. Although refugee admissions have decreased each year of the current Administration, refugee admissions have not been totally eliminated due to strong advocacy, particularly from the faith community.

The future of thousands of young adults has been impacted by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program made in June 2020. However, legislation is needed to ensure lasting protection for these undocumented young people who arrived in the U.S. as children.