NEWSDAY: Episcopal bishop: All immigrants deserve access to church without fear
"All people deserve to access the church and to receive care from our ministries without fear of deportation."
Tags:Immigration & Asylum
Injustice in Our Midst: Support for Soo Go, Ketty Garcia, and Others Unlawfully Detained
"The love and compassion that we show for those who we will never meet... is probably the strongest way to reflect the love of Jesus"
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe Reflects on the Episcopal Church’s Role in American Democracy
“We are now being faced with a series of choices between the demands of the federal government and the teachings of Jesus”
ENS: 5 Episcopal bishops, dozens of priests sign multifaith letter to Senate: ‘Reject immoral reconciliation bill’
“This bill is unholy, unkind, and unamerican,” said Bishop Provenzano, calling out its harm to the elderly, poor, sick, and the environm
NY Orgs File First Suit in New York Over Unlawful Deputization of Local Officers As ICE Agents in Nassau County
"The 287(g) agreement undermines our ability to serve our communities, especially immigrant families who now live in fear of being detained"
Pastoral Word in Support of the Presiding Bishop’s Statement on Refugee Resettlement
"This is not the end of our commitment, but the sharpening of our witness."
Sexton at Trinity, Northport, Granted Reprieve from Deportation
The Northport community has successfully rallied to support Yader Salgado, the sexton at Trinity Church, after he faced imminent deportation
NEWSDAY: President Trump's halt to U.S. refugee resettlement program angers some faith leaders
Fr. Steven Paulikas, rector of All Saints, Park Slope, calls Trump's refugee program suspension "heartbreaking" and "anti-American."
Tags:Immigration & Asylum
VIDEO: Houses of Worship: Know Your Rights Webinar
Legal experts gathered to discuss how to best support immigrant communities during this time of increased immigration enforcement.
Tags:Immigration & Asylum
Letter from Episcopal Church leaders on Trump administration immigration executive orders
"This vision of God’s kingdom, this new reality is the one to which we Christians are pledged in our baptism above any political preference"