ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES
Each of us has been entrusted by God with influence. We invite you to join leaders of the Evangelical Immigration Table in using your power to act for immigration policy issues, guided by biblical values.
Oppose Border Policies that Separate Families
President Trump has pledged to carry out “the largest deportation in U.S. history.” While he has largely emphasized the need to deport those convicted of violent crimes, an executive order signed on his first day in office articulates a much broader goal, setting as a policy priority the removal of all noncitizens who entered or remain in the United States unlawfully. He has also pledged to withdraw protections from certain immigrants who are currently in the country lawfully and initiate deportations, which would not only harm the economy but could jeopardize family unity. Now is an urgent time for Christians who prioritize family unity to reach out to their members of Congress, urging solutions that would improve border security and respect the rule of law but that would not separate families.
Advocate for the Reinstatement of the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program
As of January 27, 2025, President Trump suspended the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program, ordering for a review of the program within 90 days to determine if it aligns with U.S. interests. Refugee resettlement agencies across the country have also been notified by the U.S. Department of State that all federally funded activities providing initial resettlement support to refugees whom they are currently serving must stop effective immediately. The suspension of funding means that families already legally resettled in our U.S. communities now face hunger, homelessness and a lack of essential services like housing, food and transportation—vital lifelines for their integration and movement to self-sufficiency. Tell your Members of Congress to urge President Trump to reinstate refugee resettlement.
Advocate for Congressional Action on Dreamer, Border, Farmworkers and Afghans
As Christian, we are compelled by the Bible’s clear instructions to speak up for vulnerable immigrants. In the last few weeks of this Congress, we urge you to forge bipartisan consensus to resolve several pressing concerns affecting our immigrant neighbors, including Dreamers, Afghans, Farmworkers and Border Communities. Time is running out. These urgent challenges will only become more difficult to resolve in the new Congress. “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act,” Proverbs 3:27 instructs. Join us as we advocate in the interest of our immigrant neighbors and of our nation.
Advocate for Afghans
Since August, many Afghans fleeing from the Taliban, have come to the United Status under humanitarian parole. The Biden administration announced Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghans already in the U.S., but this is not enough. It is necessary for Congress to act to provide a way for these vulnerable folks to apply for permanent status. If Congress fails to act, these Afghans will find themselves in an unstable, perpetual “temporary” status, alongside DACA and other TPS recipients. Ask your Members of Congress to provide a path to permanent status for all of these groups.
Although the US has completed its withdrawal and mass evacuation from Afghanistan, thousands of Afghans uniquely vulnerable to persecution from the Taliban – because of their service to the US military, their work with US NGOs, their race or their religion – remain unable to get to the US. Many of these vulnerable people remain stuck in Afghanistan or neighboring countries. Join evangelical leaders in urging President Biden to not leave them behind and to approve humanitarian parole requests for those that qualify.
