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…
Bridges Faith Initiative Decries Biden’s Proposed Asylum Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2023 Contact: policy@bridgesfi.org The Biden administration yesterday proposed a rule that would illegally ban many refugees from seeking asylum in the United States due to their transit through “unsafe” countries and the way in which they enter the U.S. Bridges Faith Initiative condemned the decision and urged the administration against promulgating these new provisions as…
Bridges Faith Initiative Celebrates Rejection of Anti-Immigration Amendments in Senate Passage of Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON, DC – Bridges Faith Initiative celebrates the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the Senate. This historic legislation represents a step toward addressing climate change and skyrocketing healthcare costs. More importantly, we celebrate the work of advocates and the immigrant community that ensured that the 50 senators rejected any anti-immigrant amendments that attempted to codify Title…
This Is Our Story.
At this time of immense uncertainty: strife within our borders and war in the world, we at Bridges Faith Initiative have found solace in our work. We set up Bridges Faith Initiative to create bridges between people that would eventually overcome hate. In the last two years we have had small victories — more understanding in religious communities in the…
BFI Joins with 85 Organizations to Demand Private Prison Ban Extend to ICE Detention
On February 9, Bridges Faith Initiative joined with 85 other humanitarian and faith-based organizations to demand the private prison ban extend to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention. In 2021, President Biden signed an executive order that would phase out the use of private prisons by the Department of Justice. Today, negotiations between ICE and private prison companies continue across…
BFI Joins 105+ Orgs to Call on Biden to Overhaul U.S. Civilian Harm Policies
On February 8, Bridges Faith Initiative joined with 105 humanitarian, peacebuilding, racial justice, and faith-based organizations to call on President Biden to overhaul U.S. Civilian Harm Policies. For decades, U.S. operations have killed thousands of civilians and lead to increased humanitarian need across the globe. Current Civilian Harm Policies lacks the transparency needed to invest claims of civilian causuality and…