Two days before Christmas, President Joe Biden commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates remaining on federal Death Row. The action follows an organized campaign by death penalty opponents — including some evangelicals — asking Biden to…
White House plan to combat Islamophobia draws mixed reviews
A new White House strategy for combating anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hatred has received differing reactions from U.S. faith groups and left some wondering if the plan will survive the incoming Trump administration. Released Dec. 12, the 67-page blueprint outlines federal,…
A Latino evangelical perspective on why President Biden should clear Death Row
President Joe Biden must make many decisions as he prepares to leave office in January. Among them is one that, while weighty, is straightforward and entirely within his power to make. The president can — and must — commute all…
Data show harsh anti-immigration practices do not work
Harsh anti-immigration policies do not dissuade migrants from repeatedly attempting to enter the U.S., according to an online panel of migration experts convened by the Center for Migration Studies. So-called “prevention through deterrence” tactics, like building border walls, restricting asylum…
Immigration advocates slam Biden White House again
The Biden administration has once again made asylum more challenging to obtain just as migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border are dropping to recent lows. Advocates are protesting the move they say will exacerbate the already high numbers of migrant…
Biden is catering to racists and white supremacists, immigration advocate charges
The Biden administration’s latest clamp-down on immigrant asylum is less about border security and managing immigration than it is a sign of the nation’s continuing moral decline, immigration advocate Marisa Limon Garza said. “It’s an attempt to cater to the…
Once again, immigrant advocates damn Biden’s new policy
President Joe Biden’s claim that congressional inaction required him to issue an executive order temporarily blocking asylum for migrants at the U.S. Mexico border did little to dampen the anger and disappointment of immigrant rights advocates. Numerous organizations released statements…
On immigration, Biden angers his own party yet fails to convince conservatives
Try as he might, President Biden is not winning the support of conservatives in Congress with his policies limiting asylum access and increasing summary deportations of migrants, immigration attorney Blaine Bookey said. “Biden just can’t out-Trump Trump,” said Bookey, legal…
Church bodies press Biden on Cuba
Three Baptist groups are among 20 U.S.-based church bodies urging President Joe Biden to make major changes in bilateral relations with Cuba, including its removal from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List at the U.S. Department of State. In a…