#FreeBinsar, Protect the Sanctuary of Sensitive Locations — By Dora Muhammad, Congregation Engagement Director, Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy — Nearly three weeks ago, ICE officials handcuffed Binsar Siahaan, an asylum-seeker from Indonesia,...
Statement from Kim Bobo, Director of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, on the U.S. government’s decision to extend Temporary Protected Status to Salvadorans living in the U.S. There is good news...
Tisha B’Av Immigration Service כָּל֨וּ בַדְּמָע֤וֹת עֵינַי֙ חֳמַרְמְר֣וּ מֵעַ֔י Rabbi Michael Knopf’s opening remarks at the Tisha B’Av “Witness and Lament” interfaith vigil to lament the treatment of immigrants. He is the Rabbi of...
NEWS RELEASE – STATEMENT Virginia Interfaith Center Condemns Trump’s “Inhumane” Policy “The rich may struggle to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but they’ll have an easier time getting into...
By, Pastor Julio Hernandez, Family Ministry Director, Christ Crossman United Methodist Church and Board member, Virginia Interfaith Center It is with a heavy heart that I write this Easter Reflection. The material that we...
By Rabbi Michael Knopf A few weeks ago, I attended a gathering of faith leaders from across the Richmond region. Speaker after speaker — including a scholar at a conservative think tank and...
On Wednesday (Feb. 7), the House Courts of Justice subcommittee #1 debated dog kenneling for forty-five minutes (a very long time right before crossover). Meanwhile, the two bills of highest priority for immigrant communities...
The Trump Administration’s decision today to terminate Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for nationals of El Salvador will have detrimental effects on or communities in Virginia. The Commonwealth has the 5th largest population of TPS...
“WE, the members of the Midlothian Friends Meeting, recognize that we live in a divided society in which members of minorities suffer discrimination and threats to economic and personal safety. WE believe there is “that...
President Trump has announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in six months. The Immigrant Legal Resource Center has prepared the following document to help you learn more about...
