Chicago Faith Leaders Dinner: Responding to Family Separation

What: Dinner with church and faith leaders, focused on family separation, deportations, and the role of congregations and faith-based organizations.

When: Monday, October 13, 7:00-9:30pm Central Time (Doors open at 6:30pm CT)

Where: Greater Chicago Area, IL (Exact address will be shared after you RSVP.)

The United States is carrying out large-scale deportations of immigrants, at levels not seen in recent years, a development with significant social, emotional, moral, and economic consequences. One of the most pressing concerns arising from this policy is the intentional and widespread separation of families, which has serious implications for the well-being of children, the stability of families, the future of churches, and the services provided to families and children by faith-based organizations.

Congregations and faith-based organizations are on the front lines of this challenge. These organizations provide vital support in the form of shelter, counseling, legal assistance, and community integration services. Churches are experiencing members without citizenship afraid to attend church, go to work, or send their children to school for fear of immigration raids.

To address this urgent issue, the Center for Public Justice is inviting Chicago-area church and faith leaders to a dinner and a private conversation on October 13, from 7-9:30pm (CT), with the goal of providing a space for reflection, learning, and advocacy alignment.