Matthew J. Moore is a political scientist at Cal Poly University in Pomona, California. He has published a series of works on Buddhism in political perspective, including Buddhism and Political Theory; “Buddhism, Mindfulness, and Transformative Politics,” New Political Science; and “Buddhism and International Law” in Comparative Political Theory in Time and Place.

Zackery Mirza Heern is a history professor at Idaho State University with a focus on the Middle East and Islamic studies. His research and teaching interests include the Bahá’í, Shi‘ism, Iraq, Iran, Islamic movements and global history.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has spokespersons in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country to respond to media inquiries. The e-mail below is for headquarters, but a full list of Public Affairs Officers is available here.

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) promotes the dignity and protects the rights of immigrants in partnership with a dedicated network of Catholic and community legal immigration programs. Executive Director is Anna Galagher. Press contact is Jeremy Dickey.

Agustín Quiles is a noted advocate for social justice among Latino Christians in Florida. He has organized churches to demonstrate for the restoration of voting rights to those with felony convictions and mobilized hundreds of pastors to protest racial injustice and stringent immigration policies.

Al Otro Lado provides legal and humanitarian support to refugees, deportees, and other migrants in the U.S. and Tijuana, Mexico, partnering with numerous faith organizations on both sides of the border.

Leah Sarat is professor at Arizona State University. Her work focuses on ways in which people draw upon religion to confront the physical, emotional and psychological challenges of migration. Her book, Fire in the Canyon: Religion, Migration and the Mexican Dream, centers on the relationship between migration and tourism in an Indigenous community in central […]

Sergio M. González is Assistant Professor of History at Marquette University. A historian of twentieth-century U.S. migration, labor, and religion, his scholarship focuses on the development of Latino communities in the U.S. Midwest. He is the author of Mexicans in Wisconsin (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2017) and the co-editor of Faith and Power: Latino Religious […]

Asylum Access is a network of national organizations in Thailand, Malaysia and Mexico who support forcibly displaced individuals and communities through advocacy and legal aid.