Category: UUSJ Press Releases

TPS for El Salvador continues for now, but with little certainty

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2026 Contact: Communication | info@uusj.org Share on social: https://bit.ly/TPS-9-14-26 DHS furthers the limbo begun by the Supreme Court Washington, DC – September 14, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections and work authorizations for El Salvador’s nearly 170,000 beneficiaries remain valid, even though the program passed its scheduled September 9, 2026, expiration … Continue reading TPS for El Salvador continues for now, but with little certainty

UUSJ Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share on social: https://bit.ly/UUSJ_Birthright — # — Supreme Court Reaffirms Birthright Citizenship Justices preserve Fourteenth Amendment by a less-than-comfortable margin. Washington, DC – On June 30, in a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court struck down a Trump administration executive order that sought to end … Continue reading UUSJ Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship

Press Release SCOTUS Decisions TPS and Asylum June 25

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org  Share on social: https://bit.ly/UUSJ_TPS-Asylum — # — Roberts Court Steps Away From Welcome In Cruel Ways Conservative Judges have once again done the Executive’s bidding rather than side with justice. Washington, DC – On June 25, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) … Continue reading Press Release SCOTUS Decisions TPS and Asylum June 25

Statement on Reconciliation 2.0 for $70 Billion More in Funding

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share: bit.ly/UUSJ_Reconciliation2 — # — Congress Endorsed More Of The Same Legislators found the immoral courage to double down.     Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, June 9, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $70 billion budget reconciliation bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) … Continue reading Statement on Reconciliation 2.0 for $70 Billion More in Funding

Press Release: UUSJ on Voting Rights Decision by Supreme Court

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/VRA_April2026   A Tremendous Blow Against Voting Rights Conservative Justices clear the way for gerrymandering  Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, April 29, in a significant ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court facilitated the potential, perhaps likely,  weakening of voting influence for people of color and … Continue reading Press Release: UUSJ on Voting Rights Decision by Supreme Court

Press Release: Statement on U.S. and Israeli Air Strikes in Iran

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesus | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/US-Iran_Strikes   — # —   UUSJ Condemns Air Strikes on Iran War and hegemony are immoral; they remain unlawful without authorization.    WASHINGTON D.C. — Early on Saturday, February 28, 2026, the U.S. and Israel launched air strikes on Iran. Iran responded … Continue reading Press Release: Statement on U.S. and Israeli Air Strikes in Iran

Statement on the Killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2025 Contact: Pablo DeJesus | info@uusj.org Share: https://bit.ly/AlexPretti Updated: as of 2:00 p.m. ET — # — Federal Agents Are Out Of Control With Violence A lack of Congressional oversight and moral bankruptcy is killing people.    WASHINGTON D.C. — On Saturday, January 24, 2025, Alex Jeffrey Pretti was shot … Continue reading Statement on the Killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

Press Release: DHS Funding Bill Fails to Provide Oversight

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share on social: https://bit.ly/HouseDHSfunding   DHS Funding Bill Fails to Provide Oversight  The House had a chance to repair public trust, defend our constitution, and impose accountability, but did not. Washington, DC – On January 22, 2025, the House passed its appropriations proposal for … Continue reading Press Release: DHS Funding Bill Fails to Provide Oversight

Statement: Why Minneapolis and Minnesota matters

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 20, 2026 Contact: Pablo DeJesús | info@uusj.org Share on social: https://bit.ly/StakesMN What’s at stake in Minneapolis and Minnesota? Why is this important? In response to calls for solidarity, support, and attention for Minnesota and Minneapolis, and the reply by many UU clergy and lay leaders, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice (UUSJ) … Continue reading Statement: Why Minneapolis and Minnesota matters