The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). A nonpartisan Quaker lobby in the public interest working for peace and justice for 80+ years. www.fcnl.org
“We were doing civilian-based defense. We were defending ourselves from an occupying army, and in this case the army that was occupying us was our own federal government.”
FCNLWhen ICE occupied their city, these Quaker women knew that they had to move forward to protect their neighbors. buff.ly/zQpFJAj
"Welcoming the stranger is a broadly shared and indelible ethic," according to the amicus brief filed in Trump v. Barbara. "The Citizenship Clause represents the apotheosis of this value by extending the same citizenship rights possessed by one’s own children to the children of the stranger."
Quakers Defend Birthright Citizenship; FCNL, FGC Join Faith Groups in Amicus BriefOn June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court affirmed that children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S.www.friendsjournal.org
ICYMI Loving Our Neighbors: Congress Must Reverse U.S. Aggression Toward Cuba Via @fcnl.bsky.social Education Fund blog by Scoville Fellow '25 Lydia El-Sayegh. www.fcnl.org/updates/2026...
Loving Our Neighbors: Congress Must Reverse U.S. Aggression Toward Cuba | Friends Committee On National LegislationPresident Trump recently mused about “taking” Cuba for himself: “It may be a friendly takeover, it may not be a friendly takeover… It wouldn’t matter because they’re really, they’re down to, as I say,...www.fcnl.org
NEW: Instead of pouring another $73 billion(!) into the war on Iran, that money could fund for a year: - Free preschool for ALL 3- and 4-year-olds - Restore SNAP from Trump’s cuts for 4 million people - House every person in a homeless shelter - Double funding for the EPA Fund life. Not death.
What Could We Do Instead of Spending Another $73 Billion for War?Providing more money to the Pentagon at this time will prolong the war and continue to underfund programs that Americans need and deserve. With so many potential better uses for these funds, there is ...www.nationalpriorities.org
“I’m ashamed of my country”: Biddeford, Maine locals grieve neighbor killed by ICE
“I’m Ashamed of My Country”: Biddeford, Maine Locals Grieve Neighbor Killed by ICEJoan Sebastián Durán Guerrero is the second person killed by federal agents in less than a week.www.motherjones.comOne thing is clear: More war on Iran is not the answer. After months of senseless + disasterous violence, it's time to end this war once and for all, not restart it.
Under Trump, more than 50 people have died in immigration detention. At least 21 people have been shot in encounters with ICE agents, and this is the second person killed by ICE in the last week alone. None of this is normal. We need an immediate end to this brutality.
"Leverage exists. The question is whether Washington will use it to actually end the war, or whether it will keep absorbing Israel’s vetoes while calling the result diplomacy, and asking Lebanon — and the American people — to pay the price." inkstickmedia.com/the-us-canno...
Is the United States Stoking the Flames of Civil War in Lebanon?The United States cannot treat Lebanon as a sideshow to the Iran war by allowing Israel to continue its deadly attacks on the country.inkstickmedia.comIn May, we reported on the local pushback to a massive ICE detention center. The story has taken yet another turn. By: @tylerfromtexas.bsky.social inkstick.substack.com/p/in-arizona...
In Arizona, Activists Get a ‘Partial but Substantial’ Victory in Ongoing ICE fightIn May, we reported on the local pushback to a massive ICE detention center. The story has taken yet another turn.inkstick.substack.com