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Featured Articles
Philadelphia Magazine, November 27, 2021: “30 Great Philly Nonprofits to Give To This Year”
NPR WHYY, November 4th, 2021: “Immigrant groups frustrated by inaction in D.C. block traffic in front of Sen. Casey’s office”
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 18, 2021: “At Philly’s Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival, the focus this year was on anti-Asian violence”
NPR WHYY, August 12th, 2021: “York County Prison has no more ICE detainees. Advocates call it a ‘partial victory”
Southwest Globe Time, August 11th, 2021: “AFRICOM and The Pennsylvania Immigration & Citizenship Coalition”
Al Dia, June 29, 2021: “Sen. Bob Casey and Pennsylvania Democrats unite to discuss immigration reform”
NPR WHYY, May 13, 2021: “All Our Opportunity Was Taken Away’: Sanctuary Family Slowly Restarts Life”
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 17, 2021: “Carmela Hernandez Formally Ends More Than Three Years In Philly Church Sanctuary”
Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 2021: “Churches Protected Dozens of Families Under Trum. Now That They’re Leaving, Is Sanctuary Over?”
Rolling Stone, July 22, 2020: “The Faces of Deportation: One year. Six families. Dozens of lives disrupted by the Trump administration’s punitive and unpredictable immigration policies”
DemocracyNOW!, April 6, 2020: “Honduran Mother Celebrates Freedom After 554 Days in Sanctuary at Philadelphia Church”
Univision 65, March 5, 2020: “Hondureña refugiada en iglesia en Filadelfia no será deportada”.
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 2018: “Two more immigrant families take church sanctuary in Philly”
WHYY, September 5, 2018: “Two more families choose sanctuary in a Philly church over separation, deportation”
Vice, July 27, 2016: “Philly’s Fight to Stay a Sanctuary City”
The Nation, July 18 2016: “Sanctuary cities are some of the few havens for undocumented immigrants”
Washington Post, May 30 2016: “Philadelphia has a hotline for undocumented immigrants facing raids,”
Philadelphia Inquirer, January 5 2016: “Kenney restores ‘sanctuary city’ status”
MSNBC, December 29, 2015: Immigrant allies prepare for potential deportation raids”
New York Times, September, 26, 2015: Immigration advocates in Philadelphia See Affirmation in Pope’s Visit
Philadelphia Inquirer, September 10, 2015: Singing for the Pope is about more than music
Huffington Post, January 16, 2015: Honduran Mother Living In Philadelphia Church Wins Reprieve From Deportation
PRI The World, December 24, 2014: This immigrant mom has found refuge from US authorities in a Philadelphia church
USA Today, November 21, 2014: [VIDEO] Angela Navarro in Sanctuary
Democracy Now, April 17, 2014: Philadelphia Bars Transfer of Undocumented Immigrants Without Federal Warrants
Al Jazeera America, March 27, 2014: Undocumented entrepreneurs: No social security number, owning a business

Victory Against ICE Database!
After a long and hard -fought campaign working as a team with organizations and the city, on July 27th 2018...

2nd Successful Community Fund Committe Meeting
On September 22, the Familias Unidas Committe had their second successful monthly event to continue building the community fund to...

Community Fund to Support Families in Deportation Launches!
Almost a month after Operation Safe City, some of members are still in detention at York County Prison because their...

Jamaican and Honduran Families take Sanctuary at FUMCOG
Refusing to be separated from their families, the Thompson and Reyes families entered Sanctuary today. Surrounded by clergy, immigrants and...

Gerardo Flores: This strengthens our hope and removes our fear
Gerardo recounts: In those days I was undocumented, and at first I was afraid to speak in public. But we...
Gerardo Flores: Esto nos fortalece la esperanza y nos quita el miedo
Gerardo cuenta: En esos tiempos yo no tenia papeles, y al principio me daba miedo hablar en público. Pero vimos...

Rabbi Linda Holtzman: Fasting for Immigrant Justice
Rabbi Linda recounts: When I was a little girl, I learned that my grandmother’s brothers and sisters were all killed...
Rabina Linda Holtzman: Ayuno por justicia para los inmigrantes
La Rabina Linda cuenta: Cuando era pequeña, supe que los hermanos y hermanas de mi abuela fueron asesinados por los...

‘The needs of Vietnamese immigrants are different’
Sister Anna Tran recounts: My intention during this fast was to pray for peace and justice in this country, especially...