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  • Speaking Truth to Power: A Faithful Response to U.S. Detention and Asylum Policies

    Event | July 31, 2019
    The Trump administration’s asylum policies have vastly reduced the number of asylum seekers accepted into the United States and forced many asylum seekers to wait for months in exceedingly dangerous situations while their cases are processed through U.S. courts.

  • A Business Plan for Peace

    Update | February 23, 2018
    Friends Committee on National Legislation and Peace Direct co-hosted an event, A Business Plan for Peace: Investing in Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in the Quaker Welcome Center, bringing together both peacebuilders and policymakers in a conversation highlighting the importance of locally led peacebuilding initiatives and advocating for more peaceful U.S. foreign policies.

  • With 200,000 Salvadorans Facing Possible Deportation, FCNL Urges Congress to Act

    Statement | August 17, 2020
    The administration announced on January 8 that approximately 200,000 TPS recipients from El Salvador will lose their work permits and protected status in September 2019. This decision follows the recent TPS terminations for Sudan, Nicaragua, and Haiti. FCNL urges Congress start working immediately to ensure stability for all current TPS recipients and their families.

  • Afghanistan: More of the Same Will Lead to More of the Same

    Statement | August 21, 2017
    President Trump’s decision to send thousands more Americans to Afghanistan is a tragic mistake that simply expands the bomb and blast approach that has failed for more than a decade.

  • Congressman Blumenauer Memorializes David Culp

    Statement | February 8, 2017
    Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR) entered this statement into the record honoring the life and work of David Culp, who advocated for nuclear disarmament as an FCNL lobbyist for nearly two decades.

  • Quaker Outreach Program Assistant Spotlight

    Background | June 12, 2020
    Meet Michelle Beers, 2017-2018 Quaker Outreach Young Fellow!

  • Washington Newsletter: Fierce Love Now and Forever

    Washington Newsletter | December 22, 2020
    In these troubled times, it’s not surprising that people are anxious, gripped with uncertainty.

  • Washington Newsletter: Ending Gun Violence

    Washington Newsletter | October 15, 2020
    Independent researchers estimate that 100 people are killed daily with guns in the U.S. – and many more are injured. Guns are the second leading cause of death for all children and teens; it is the first for Black children and teens. On average, 52 women are shot to death each month by an intimate partner.

  • Celebrating Passage of the American Rescue Plan

    Statement | March 10, 2021
    On behalf of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, I would like to thank members of the House and the Senate for passing The American Rescue Plan. The bill, awaiting signature from President Biden, will have a dramatically positive impact on the lives of people who have been economically devastated by the pandemic and low income households.

  • Micah MacColl Nicholson

    Person - Program Assistants 2023, - Staff | October 24, 2024
    Micah MacColl Nicholson (she/they) is the program associate for Quaker outreach.