Faith groups resolve to protect migrants, refugees after Trump win
Immigrants form Honduras recount their separation from their children at the border during a news conference in 2018 at Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Former President Donald Trump’s election to a second term prompted faith groups that work with migrants and refugees to reaffirm their commitment to continue their work after Trump campaigned on blocking migration and carrying out record deportations.
“Given President-elect Trump’s record on immigration and promises to suspend refugee resettlement, restrict asylum protections, and carry out mass deportations, we know there are serious challenges ahead for the communities we serve,” said Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, president and CEO of Global Refuge, formerly known as Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, in a statement.
On the campaign trail, Trump also promised to end automatic citizenship for immigrants’ children born in the US; end protected legal status for certain groups, including Haitians and Venezuelans; and reinstate a travel ban for people from certain Muslim-majority areas.
