FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2023 Contact: policy@bridgesfi.org Today, we should be celebrating the end of the racist and deadly Title 42 policy. However, the Biden Administration’s new asylum ban rule that will take effect at midnight leaves little room for celebration. Today, the Biden Administration intends to return to Trump-Era policies by banning asylum at the southern border in…
Bridges Faith Initiative demands accountability from Mexican and U.S. governments on the immigrant deaths in custody in Ciudad Juarez
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30, 2023 Contact: policy@bridgesfi.org Bridges Faith Initiative demands accountability from Mexican and U.S. governments on the immigrant deaths in custody in Ciudad Juarez We grieve the deaths of the more than 38 immigrants who died on March 28th, in the fire at a Ciduad Juarez detention center. May their memories be a blessing. The BFI community…
BFI Public Comment on Proposed Asylum Ban
Download: March 27, 2023 Submitted via: https://www.regulations.gov. DanielDelgadoActing DirectorBorder and Immigration PolicyOffice of Strategy, Policy, and PlansU.S. Department of Homeland Securitytelephone (202) 447-3459 LaurenAlder ReidAssistant Director, Office of Policy, EOIRU.S. Department of Justicetelephone (703) 305-0289 Re: Comment on the Proposed Rule by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Executive Office for ImmigrationReview (EOIR) on Circumventionof Lawful Pathways, CIS…
Bridges Faith Initiative Condemns Biden Plans to Reintroduce Family Detention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2023 Contact: policy@bridgesfi.org The New York Times reported that the Biden Administration plans to reintroduce family detention. President Biden was phasing out the practice that had been ramped up by the Trump administration. Bridges Faith Initiative is greatly disappointed by this news and condemns any decision that does not welcome with care and dignity. The…