Recent US government policies deny most asylum applicants from even having an opportunity to request asylum before being deported back into Mexico. The immigration policy of prevention through deterrence (making the immigration process as difficult and dangerous as possible) is alive and well. Volunteers have
A $2 million dollar grant allocated to aid in continuing efforts to support asylum seekers will be returned to the California Department of Social Services after the Calexico City Council voted not to approve proposals from The United Methodist Church in the border town.
The CalPac Immigration Strategy Group is seeking help to supply feminine sanitary pads and supplies to women and girls seeking asylum in local shelters and family shelters in Tijuana. You can contribute in the following ways: The CalPac Immigration Strategy Group will identify shelters that
Over 40 interfaith clergy and non-profits gathered to share about their work supporting asylum seekers on Friday, February 9. In collaboration with Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE), the Presbytery of the Pacific held the Interfaith Gathering at St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral. In
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Greetings, Cal-Pac Annual Conference: It has been a busy season for all of the Strategy Groups within the Justice & Compassion Essential Ministry Team (JCEMT)! There is so much going on that it is hard to focus on any one thing. Here are some of the
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***Update [Oct. 4]: The deadline is extended for applications to UMCOR’s 2023 Mustard Seed Migration Grant program*** United Methodist churches have the opportunity to help immigrants, migrants and refugees living in their local communities thanks to UMCOR’s Mustard Seed Migration Grant program. The program, now in its third
As the immigration crisis develops and deepens across our southern borders, we are called to respond in more significant numbers and different ways. Just today, three buses have arrived from Texas, each containing around 40 asylum seekers. The L.A. Welcomes Collective has called for more
The rules change all the time, the needs are great, and funding is always a struggle. Rev. Baldwin Avendano of Calexico United Methodist Mission stays busy picking up asylum-seekers released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Calexico port-of-entry. He and his case