NGO Advocacy

October 22, 2008
NGO Letter to Ambassador Kozak, Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights and International Organizations, National Security Council, highlighting ongoing issues pertaining to terrorism-related grounds of inadmissibility

March 26, 2008
NGO Letter to Secretary Chertoff on Continuing Impact of Material Support

December 26, 2007
Community Victory: Material Support Legislation Signed Into Law
SEARAC Press Release

October 23, 2007
Material Support Waivers Issued—Need for a Comprehensive Solution Continues
SEARAC Press Release

October 18, 2007
NGO Letter to Ambassador Kozak on Material Support Issues

September 19, 2007
Center for Victims of Torture Statement
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Statement
Human Rights First Statement
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services Statement
MRS/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Statement and Press Release

July 19, 2007
Coalition Sign-On Letter to President Bush Urging Additional Efforts to Address Material Support Problem

April 16, 2007
Coalition Sign-On Urging Passage of Legislation (pdf)

March 9, 2007
SEARAC Statement at a Joint RCUSA-MPI Press Briefing on Material Support (pdf)

March 9, 2007
HIAS Statement at a Joint RCUSA-MPI Press Briefing on Material Support (pdf)

March 9, 2007
Speaker's Biographies, Joint RCUSA-MPI Press Event on Material Support (pdf)

March 6, 2007
Coalition Sign-On Kyl Amendment (pdf)

October 3, 2006
RCUSA Support for Congressman Pitts' Legislation, H.R. 5918, on the Issue of Material Support Bar to Terrorism (pdf)

August 24, 2006
Sign-on Letter to President Bush about the Problem of Material Support (pdf)

August 15, 2006
Local Pensylvania Organizations' Letter to Senator Specter (R-PA) (pdf)

July 21, 2006
Jewish Community Letter to to President Bush (pdf)

May 1, 2006
Faith-Based Organization's Letter to Senator in Support of Leahy-Coleman Amendment (pdf)

February 13, 2006
Refugee Council USA Letter to Stephen Hadley, National Security Council (pdf)