Jul 13, 2018 | Action Alerts, News
Detained asylum seekers, many of whom have been separated from their children, have started to be released from the Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, after they were transferred there from the SeaTac Federal Detention Center Facility. However, their release does not... Read more...Jun 14, 2018 | Action Alerts, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment
The separation of asylum-seeking parents from their children at the Southern border, from a faith and humanitarian perspective, is immoral, unjust, and inhumane. We feel moved to raise our voices in support and solidarity with the people who are separated from their... Read more...May 22, 2018 | Feature, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment
Around March 25th, a caravan of about 1,175 people seeking asylum headed north towards Mexico and the United States, guided by the humanitarian aid organization, Pueblo Sin Fronteras. Most of the people in this caravan are Hondurans fleeing political violence,... Read more...
May 1, 2018 | Action Alerts
The Seattle City Council is considering legislation creating an Employee Hours Tax that would raise $75 million for construction of and services for low-income housing and for survival services for people experiencing homelessness. This legislation reflects the... Read more...
Jan 11, 2018 | Action Alerts, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment
A new ordinance before King County Council would prevent the use of County funds and resources on federal immigration enforcement, require ICE to get a judicial warrant to access non-public parts of King County’s property, and ensure that immigrants in County custody... Read more...
Nov 17, 2017 | Action Alerts, Immigrant & Refugee Accompaniment
For the 2,500 Nicaraguans with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) who have been residing in the United States since 1998, their humanity now has a deadline in the eyes of the Department of Homeland Security: January 5, 2019. The Acting Secretary of the Department of... Read more...