Office of Government Relations releases summary of church’s immigration policies, ‘action toolkit’
[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church’s Washington, D.C.-based Office of Government Relations released an “Immigration Action Toolkit” on Feb. 4 with information, resources and suggestions for engaging on immigration issues in response to the Trump administration’s escalating crackdown on both legal and illegal immigration.
That resource page can be found here.
“The Trump administration has made sweeping policy changes on immigration that are already having an impact on millions of people,” the office said in an introduction to the toolkit. “Many of these new policies have been — and will be — challenged by the courts, and we anticipate continued shifts. In our ongoing support of migrants, and those living in our communities who face uncertain futures, obtaining and sharing accurate information is critical.”
The toolkit also includes a link to an updated summary of the dozens of immigration-related policies that have been adopted by The Episcopal Church through General Convention resolutions and actions of Executive Council since the 1980s. That summary can be found here.
Trump, in the hours after his Jan. 20 inauguration to a second term, issued a barrage of executive orders, many of them aiming to limit both legal and illegal immigration in the United States. Episcopal Migration Ministries has gathered information here on the immigration orders and the church’s response.
