Recent Newsline stories
- Terminación del TPS: una revisión legal y un camino a seguir para Haití.
by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford on October 22, 2026 at 10:59 pmPor Alex Lambert, pasante legal, Oficina de Construcción de Paz y Políticas, Iglesia de los Hermanos Introducción El 20 de agosto, el primer vuelo de ciudadanos haitianos deportados llegó al aeropuerto de Cap-Haïtien [1] después de que la administración Trump pusiera fin al Estatus de Protección Temporal (“TPS”) para Haití. [2] Tres días después, bandas
- Loving our immigrant neighbors
by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford on June 29, 2026 at 10:15 pmIt was already a timely topic when it was scheduled as one of the Equipping Sessions at the 2026 Annual Conference—but the events of the past few days led “Loving Our Immigrant Neighbors: Legal Updates, Ally Resources, and US Militarism” to be a standing-room-only session, with the seats filled and many people leaning on walls and sitting on the floor.
- Mission and Ministry Board adopts two statements on Supreme Court decisions, approves budget parameter for 2027
by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford on June 28, 2026 at 9:55 pmThe Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board in its pre-Annual Conference meeting on Sunday, June 28, adopted two statements on Supreme Court decisions.
- Supreme Court decision on TPS for Haitians and Syrians will affect hundreds of Church of the Brethren members
by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford on June 27, 2026 at 2:46 amThe Supreme Court on Thursday, June 25, 2026, issued a decision undermining the humanitarian protection afforded to individuals from Haiti and Syria with Temporary Protected Status (TPS). Justices Kagan, Sotomayor, and Jackson-Brown dissented from the 6-3 decision in the case “Mullin v. Doe.”
- Intercessory prayer and action needed as TPS is ended for Haitians living in the US
by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford on February 2, 2026 at 8:59 pmMembers of the Church of the Brethren Deportation Defense Response Team were in Miami, Fla., this past weekend, meeting with Church of the Brethren denominational and district leadership. We worshiped with Haitian sisters and brothers in Church of the Brethren congregations in southern Florida, and were part of fervent prayers for God’s intervention and protection as the federal government moves to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians living in the US, as of 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3.