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Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity is part of the National Sanctuary Movement,  which provides support for and solidarity with individuals and communities targeted by detention, deportation and exclusionary immigration policies.


What does Sanctuary Look Like Today?

1. Advocacy & Public Witness

  • Advocate at the local, state and national level for policies that end detention and deportation and promote their full dignity and integration into our local communities.
  • Advocate for policies which help to end detention and deportation and prevent deportation, and fear by creating clear separation between ICE and local law enforcement and civic institutions, for example strong sanctuary city and county policies.
  • Engage in local public actions and activities to shift public discourse towards immigrants, Muslims, and refugees, and bring attention to our responsibility to address root causes.

2. Accompaniment of Immigrant Families or Youth

Individuals and congregations can provide short or longer term support to immigrants in urgent situations and need of accompaniment. This can include newly arrived migrant families, unaccompanied minors, people facing deportation crisis, those just released from detention centers. Trained volunteers can help to provide courtroom accompaniment, access to services, translation, rides and concrete and emotional support to help those in a period of crisis.

3. Freedom Campaigns

  • Support the public campaigns of individual immigrants fighting to get released from detention
  • Connect with targeted communities to help develop relationship and networks of protection.

4. Congregational Housing

There are various kinds of needs for Congregational Housing:

  • Short-term respite housing for someone recently released from immigration detention.
  • Housing for a newly arrived immigrant family seeking asylum.
    On rare occasions, protective housing for someone facing a final order of deportation.

Depending on the case, housing hospitality could be in the private home of a congregation member, or on congregational property.

Links:


IM4HI Sanctuary Flyer p1
IM4HI Sanctuary Flyer p2

Download a printable PDF of our IM4HI Sanctuary Information Flyer:

San Francisco Sanctuary Movement: a Short History

From Theo Rigby of iNation Media. A short documentary on the history of Sanctuary in San Francisco, made on the 30th anniversary of the Sanctuary Movement.


Trailer: Sanctuary Rising

Trailer for the documentary Sanctuary Rising by Theo Rigby of iNation Media. 4:48 mins


Sample Reel for Sanctuary Film

From Theo Rigby. 11:11mins


Sanctuary Movement as a Response to Recent Raids

How to support the Sanctuary Movement from Auburn Seminary.