Faith leaders urge Congress to fund help for families torn apart by Trump's 'cruel' family separation policy

August 2, 2022

More than 400 religious leaders and faith groups signed an Aug. 1 letter urging Congress to provide funding for social and legal services for immigrants victimized by the Trump administration’s infamous family separation policy at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Organizations including the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, Fellowship Southwest, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, and the American Baptist Churches in the USA pressed leaders in the U.S. House and Senate to address the injustices the policy imposed on thousands of parents and children.

“We urge Congress to authorize and fund the support and stability these families need to heal. In its Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill, congressional appropriators should ensure that the Office of Refugee Resettlement has the statutory authority to use funds at its disposal and additional funds to provide basic services — including behavioral health, legal counsel, family case management, and mental health care services — to families who were separated, particularly those here under parole.”

Source: Faith leaders urge Congress to fund help for families torn apart by Trump's 'cruel' family separation policy