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FCNL Joins 48 Faith-Based Organizations in Filing Brief Opposing the Muslim Ban Executive Order
Alongside 48 other faith-based organizations, FCNL filed an amicus brief in opposition to President Trump’s executive order barring refugees and individuals from a number of Muslim-majority countries.FCNL Applauds Members of Congress for Challenging Muslim Ban Executive Order
More than one hundred and fifty members of Congress signed onto an amicus brief challenging President Trump’s executive order barring Muslims and refugees from entry to the United States, taking a clear stance against this reprehensible policy.FCNL Welcomes 9th Circuit Decision Upholding Block of Muslim and Refugee Ban
As an organization committed to making the United States a more open, welcoming place, FCNL is heartened by the 9th Circuit’s decision to maintain the block of President Trump’s executive order barring refugees and individuals from six Muslim-majority countries.Yasmine Taeb Discusses Pro-Refugee Advocacy at ECDC Conference
On a panel at the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.’s annual conference, FCNL Lobbyist on Human Rights and Civil Liberties Yasmine Taeb emphasized the importance of bipartisanship and grassroots, community-based advocacy on behalf of refugees.Budget Request Entrenches Militarized and Punitive Immigration Policy
President Trump’s budget requests an additional $4.5 billion for unnecessary immigration enforcement expansion, a 23% increase over immigration enforcement spending in 2016. The request would exponentially increase the number of immigrants languishing in unjust detention and waste billions on a costly and dangerous expansion of immigration enforcement and border militarization.FCNL Heartened by 4th Circuit Decision Upholding Suspension of Muslim Ban
FCNL welcomes the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to uphold a block on President Trump’s March 6th executive order barring individuals from six Muslim-majority countries.FCNL’s Yasmine Taeb Speaks at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee’s Annual Convention
At the 2016 Annual Convention of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) held on September 29 - October 2, FCNL lobbyist for Human Rights and Civil Liberties Yasmine Taeb moderated a morning briefing on the refugee crisis and spoke about related issues at ADC’s Grassroots Empowerment Luncheon.Trump Muslim Ban is Reprehensible
The Friends Committee on National Legislation is outraged by and strongly opposes President Trump’s executive order that will close our doors to refugees fleeing violence and persecution.Immigration: Stop the Raids
In the past two years, dozens of Central American asylum-seekers have been killed shortly after the U.S. deported them — so why is the administration planning to deport more?Immigration: End the Bed Quota
In detention centers around the country, the federal government is using your tax dollars to imprison up to 34,000 immigrant mothers, fathers, and family members on any given day. Not because they pose a threat to public safety — but because of a quota.