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FCNL Applauds Homeland Security Advisory Council Vote Urging a Reduction of Privatized Detention
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.Acting on Love Thy Neighbor
LoveThyNeighbor (no exceptions) is more than a sign, bumper sticker or button, it’s a declaration to Congress that we reject attempts to divide us as a nation. Find out how to be a part of this work.From Policing to the Border: How Intersectional Advocacy Can Challenge Racial Injustice
Join FCNL and movement leaders to learn how young adult advocates can drive intersectional change by connecting the issues of police militarism and violence with justice for immigrants and defense of Black immigrant communities.Congress: Reject Usage of a Broad Wartime Law to Deport Millions
A 226-Year-Old Law with a Xenophobic LegacyMass deportation is not the answer — loving your neighbors is
Deporting immigrants will not make our country great. But it is destroying hard-working families and stoking fear and division in our communities.Trump Invokes the Alien Enemies Act
Last Saturday, March 15, President Donald Trump invoked the powers of the Alien Enemies Act against Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to speed up his program of mass deportation.February 2025: Native American Legislative Update
Last night, a bill was reintroduced in the 119th Congress to appoint a commission to investigate the Indian Boarding School era and the role of the federal government.
First day of school in DC: Armed troops, terrified families, missing parents
But this year was tougher. This year, the first day of school in our home of Washington, D.C., included military troops in our streets and families so filled with fear they decided to keep their kids home.100+ National Organizations Urge Congress to Support Yemen War Powers Resolution
The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), MoveOn, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation, Demand Progress, Just Foreign Policy, Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), and the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft released a coalition letter today calling on congressional lawmakers to support the Yemen War Powers Resolution.Shoshana Abrams
Shoshana Abrams served as FCNL’s Advocacy Teams Manager. In that role she was responsible for deepening and expanding our Advocacy Teams program, a network of hundreds of Quakers and friends lobbying to build congressional champions for peace and justice.