Press Release

On Monday, President Trump officially withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in an Executive Order. He also stated that he will attempt to renegotiate the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Today, the State Department announced the second U.S. investment of $500 million to the Green Climate Fund, an international multilateral fund that supports low-emission and climate-resilient development in countries that are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Thirty-two religious organizations released a letter to the President-elect and his transition team, urging him to support policies that will safeguard God’s creation, address the impacts of climate change on the most vulnerable, and fulfill our moral obligation to future generations in the United States and internationally.

A strong majority of Homeland Security Advisory Council members voted to phase out private prisons, in a surprising dissent from the group’s draft recommendation to continue DHS use of private prisons.

FCNL joined 230 organizations in rebuking the record level rates of immigrant detention and demanding the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson implement direly needed policy changes.

The task force has given Congress some worthy ideas to consider and debate. However, FCNL remains concerned that certain task force recommendations, particularly some of the work requirements, could lead to increased hardship for individuals who face serious barriers to employment.

We are joined in our commitment to advancing the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act. Inaction will harm children and families

More than 400 young adults from 36 states are passing up Spring Break vacations this year to come to Washington to lobby Congress to pass criminal justice reform legislation.

On March 22, 2016, more than one hundred members of Congress joined a letter led by Reps. Juan Vargas, David Cicilline, Alcee Hastings, Ted Lieu, Bill Pascrell, and Adam Schiff to the House Appropriations Committee calling for an increase in funding for refugee assistance and resettlement programs in the FY2017 budget.

Sixty organizations called on the Senate today to pass the bipartisan Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act as a step toward saving lives, protecting United States security and developing long-term solutions to violent conflicts.