Immigration

WASHINGTON (BP) – More than 1.3 million immigrants are set to lose their legal residency here after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Haitians and Syrians seeking an extension of Temporary Protected Status first issued decades ago.

ORLANDO, Fla. (BP) – The primary goal of Christian immigrants in the U.S. is to spread the Gospel amid darkness, a panel of Haitian, Ghanaian and African American Southern Baptist pastors affirmed June 8, encouraging Southern Baptists to advocate for the just treatment of immigrants here.

ORLANDO (BP) – Hispanic Southern Baptists gathered at First Orlando to celebrate what God is doing through their ministries and churches. The event drew approximately 1,200 people and began with food trucks and bounce houses outside before moving indoors for worship, seven baptisms, a call to salvation and a renewed commitment to ministry.

WASHINGTON (BP) – Haitian pastor Keny Felix professed terror to Baptist Press regarding the future prospects for the 1.3 million immigrants living in the U.S. under temporary protected status (TPS).

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Alex Tenenbaum has a heart for the nations, and that calling is shaping both his ministry and his daily life. He serves as an assistant pastor at Forest Baptist Church, a historic African American congregation, where he leads community engagement efforts.

WASHINGTON (BP) – Republicans joined Democrats in a House measure Thursday night (April 16) in favor of a three-year extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) permits for Haitian immigrants living in the U.S.

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Pastors overwhelmingly view legal immigration positively but are more divided over the proper response to those who are in the United States illegally.

WASHINGTON (BP) -- A month before the U.S. Supreme Court considers temporary protected status (TPS) for Haitian refugees, Southern Baptist pastors and other leaders advocated in congressional offices on behalf of those facing deportation to their dangerous homeland.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (BP) – Keny Felix, president of the Southern Baptist Convention National Haitian Fellowship, joined faith leaders from across the U.S. in Springfield Feb. 2 advocating for continued Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Haitians and the humane treatment of all immigrants here.

LOS ANGELES – Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested early Friday morning for his role in the Jan. 18 disruption at Cities Church in St. Paul.