July 2026 FLPIR Newsletter
Defend TPS for Haitian and Syrian Immigrants Now!
Demand Congress pass protection for TPS Holders Now
On June 25, the Supreme Court issued a devastating 6-3 ruling allowing the Trump administration to move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian residents. This ruling leaves over 350,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians without work permits and vulnerable to deportation. This means that Haitians and Syrians with TPS can be separated from their families and forced to return to their home countries, where they face extremely dangerous conditions. This ruling also puts more than 1.3 million immigrants from 15 countries at risk.
We demand that Congress take immediate action to protect all TPS holders. The House of Representatives has already passed HR 1689 which extends TPS protection for Haitians until 2029. The Senate has introduced S. 4814 which would also extend TPS for Haitians until 2029.
So far, neither Sen. Schiff nor Sen. Padilla have co-sponsored this bill. We need to deluge their offices with letters and phone calls to demand their support for TPS for our Haitian and Syrian immigrant neighbors now!
Tell the Senate: Co-sponsor S. 4814 and protect Haitian TPS now.
Email your senator: Email Sen. Schiff and Sen. Padilla and urge them to co-sponsor S. 4814, which would extend Haitian and Syrian TPS through 2029. Send your letter now via Action Network.
Call your senator: Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121, ask to be connected to your senator’s office, and use this script to urge Sen. Schiff and Sen. Padilla to co-sponsor S. 4814, which would extend Haitian and Syrian TPS through 2029.
“Hello, my name is _______ and I am a constituent from _____ (city). I am calling to urge Senator ______ to co-sponsor S.4814 to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitians. Time is of the essence: The lives and families of 350,000 Haitians are at risk. Haitians are valuable members of our community. I am asking Senator ______ to join 19 of his colleagues and co-sponsor the bill as soon as possible. Thank you for your consideration.”
Celebrating Solidarity
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to our June 14th event, Disappeared in Detention, at La Peña Cultural Center. We were so honored to have our expert panelists:
Stacy Suh, Program Director at nationally acclaimed Detention Watch Network
Natalia Santanna, founder of Santanna Law Offices
Deacon John and activist and former detainee, Jose R of SJRaise.
Stacy Suh described the trend towards the indefinite warehousing of humans in both mentally and physically abusive situations and how activist organized resistance has made a difference. Natalia Santanna shared how the frequent changes to immigration law has created heartbreaking obstacles for immigrants and their families. Deacon John and Jose shared their work providing direct support to detainees in California detention centers. Jose provided riveting testimony about his own experiences in detention, including organizing a labor and hunger strike. He continues to recover both emotionally and physically.
After our second panelist, we took an “action break.” We invited attendees to visit the ofrenda (altar) which was set up in the entryway. This beautiful altar, created by FLPIR member Karen Colaric and members of All Rise Alameda, honors and mourns each of the 30 people who have died in 2026 during detention or at the hands of ICE and related agencies. Attendees wrote their own personal butterfly messages and added them to the altar.
We also tried something new! We invited attendees to participate in “action tables” including:
Filling “welcome home” backpacks for people released from detention with hygiene supplies and food, generously donated by attendees. We filled 50 backpacks and gave them to Deacon John to distribute!
Notes of Comfort: Each backpack included a handwritten note of love and support on beautiful cards with sewn designs by artist Lisa Kokin.
Petition signing / letters to electeds to make our voices heard
Whistle alert kit assembly (bilingual) to use to alert neighborhoods of ICE presence
Sign ups for vigils and other immigrant support actions
Habeas Petition volunteer sign ups to facilitate the release of detainees.
Thanks to our hardworking organizing committee and our FLPIR volunteers for helping to make this such a powerful and meaningful event!
Karen Colaric, Disappeared in Detention Chair
Actions you can take
Insert “shut down corecivic” graphic
Oppose Corecivic Detention Center
Date & time: July 7, 2027 from 5 - 8 p.m (press conference from 5 -6 p.m. and site plan review appeal from 6 - 8 p.m)
Location: City Hall of California City (21000 Hacienda Blvd)
Support a collective of over 20+ organizations working together to shutdown the California City ICE Processing Center. They have an appeal hearing on Tuesday, July 7 at 6 p.m. To follow their livestream of the action & press conference, please visit the Shut Down Cal City.
Tell Congress no more money for ICE and Border Patrol
In 2026, Congress passed a reconciliation bill that provided ICE and CBP with $70 billion to carry out Trump’s cruel mass detention and deportation agenda. Now Congress is debating whether to give these same agencies an additional $30 billion to carry out the administration's anti-immigrant agenda through the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations process. We are demanding that Congress:
Provide NO funding for ICE and Border Patrol in FY 2027 appropriations;
Redirect taxpayer dollars away from the bloated budgets of ICE and Border Patrol to fund health care and other human needs;
Restrict the use of funds for further ICE detention expansion, including the construction or renovation of warehouse detention facilities.
Join Interfaith Court Vigils At ICE - SF & Concord
Date & time: Recurring Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays; specific times via link below
Locations: SF: 100 Montgomery AND 630 Sansome Street; Concord: 1855 Gateway Blvd
ICE Immigration Courts have become sites of fear and danger for many immigrants simply trying to access due process. Join us in creating a sacred corridor of hope, connection, and beloved community, right outside the courtroom doors. Join the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and others to provide comfort, song, presence and support; various roles are available.
Become a FLPIR volunteer. Help us protect our neighbors and make a difference!
Give out and explain Know Your Rights cards
Outreach to businesses
Join “Court Watch” and “Court Navigator” programs
Help with Asylum Applications
Adopt a Corner
Help with FLPIR events