Episcopal City Mission (ECM) is hearing from churches across the Commonwealth—urban and rural, affluent and working-class—all united by growing concern over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the shrinking access to legal protections for immigrants, including asylum seekers and families who arrived here legally.

Here’s what we’re seeing:

• Some churches have parishioners at risk of detention or deportation.

• Others are connected through programs and partnerships.

• Many, while more removed, want to act but don’t know how.

Churches with financial resources often feel disconnected from those directly impacted. ECM is bridging this gap—connecting churches ready to fundraise with churches and immigrant-led organizations in urgent need of funds for legal defense.

Here’s how your parish can help:

• $375 covers one asylum application

• $1,000 supports an immigration attorney for one week

• $2,000–$10,000 funds a full legal defense for a family in deportation proceedings