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Trump Administration Moves to End Protections for Vulnerable Migrant Group

Court Rules in Favor of Trump Administration’s Move to End Temporary Protected Status for More Than 300,000 Immigrants In a 2-1 decision, a ninth circuit court of appeals ruled on September 14th that the Trump Administration can end Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...

#FreePastorSteven

TAKE ACTION NOW! In less than a week, ICE intends to deport evangelical Pastor Steven Tendo back to Uganda, where his life will be in immediate danger. Call ICE now and urge them to stop his deportation. Pastor Steven Tendo fled Uganda after being detained, tortured,...

Texas Impact Joins Amicus in Landmark Case Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

Texas Impact and the Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy have joined with the Anti-Defamation League and other religious organizations in filing an amicus brief in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The brief urges the U.S Supreme Court to reaffirm that government...

Proposed Rule Would Bar Asylum Seekers From Protection on Public Health Grounds

Updated July 31: Public Comments Due by August 10 Please go here to comment on the proposed rule categorizing asylum seekers arriving from countries affected by COVID-19 as a security danger to the US. Model Comment: “I am opposing the Administration’s proposed rule...

New Proposed Rule Will End Asylum

UPDATE JULY 10: Texas Impact Submits Comments on the Proposed Rule Texas Impact submitted comments on the proposed rule by the Homeland Security Department. Special thanks to Rick Ertel, Texas Impact’s Board President, for his leadership on gathering these...

The Backbone of Our Food System: Farmworkers

People of faith should support a sustainable and just food system. This means one that pays attention to its many interconnected components: growing, producing, transporting, purchasing, consuming, and recovering food. An essential part of this system are the...