Faith coalitions around the United States are planning vigils for immigration reform on July 29, 2010. This is the date that the Arizona law SB1070 is planned to go into effect, despite lawsuits from the Department of Justice, ACLU, Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund, Tucson police officer Martin Escobar, and the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders. The law has been condemned by religious bodies around the world.

The New York City Sanctuary Coalition has planned a march over the Brooklyn Bridge. 9:30am Gather at Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn

Philadelphia to bar immigration agents from arrest data

By Michael Matza

Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer

Philadelphia is expected to end the arrangement that permits federal immigration agents to scrutinize the city's computerized list of arrests, including country of origin and other data, Everett Gillison, the deputy mayor for public safety, said Sunday.

The national new sanctuary movement supported the national day of action against SB1070, with a nonviolent protest and six mile march to the Arizona Capitol on May 29, 2010 in Phoenix. We support all the local coalitions of the national new sanctuary movement who sent people to join the 100,000 person march in Phoenix and planned solidarity rallies in their own communities.

In Chicago, people responded to immigrant rights crisis in Arizona, demanding President Obama and Congress take deliberate legislative action to stop separation of families. Twenty four religious leaders, labor activists, and students were arrested protesting immigration policy as about 300 Chicagoans protested SB 1070 and Obama's lack of action.