This year, Faith Commons is raising funds to reunite 26 families separated by detention, deportation, and impossible decisions.
One North Texas mother recently made the painful decision to leave the country after her son was detained and returned to Venezuela. Faced with the possibility of permanent separation, she chose to go to him, despite the risks waiting for her there.
Her story is not unusual. The Dallas Field Office has the second-highest detention rate of any ICE field office in the country, with more than 30,000 people detained since January 2025. Behind those numbers are families weighing survival against separation and finding there is often no good option, only the least impossible one.
Through the Clergy League for Emergency Action and Response, Faith Commons has spent the past year standing alongside immigrant families, holding weekly vigils outside the Dallas ICE Field Office, accompanying people to appointments, visiting those in detention, and supporting families through decisions no one should have to make alone.
Airfare, passports, documents, and travel expenses can put reunification out of reach for families who often have little left to draw on.
Every gift moves us closer to that goal and moves a family closer to being together again.
Faith calls us to treat every person with dignity. Until policy changes, we are committed to closing that gap, one family at a time.
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Faith Commons promotes faith voices in the public square for the common good. We catalyze conversations and cultivate unexpected relationships, encouraging and inspiring people to participate in public life with respect, hospitality, and generosity.
Faith Commons affirms the inherent dignity and worth of all people, no matter their race, ethnicity, creed, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to doing the hard work of self-examination to uproot the causes of racial injustice and contribute to making our communities more equitable.
Faith Commons seeks to model inter-religious and inter-racial partnerships in which differences are respected and compassion is practiced. We work with and for each other for a more just society.
Organization name
Faith Commons
Tax id (EIN)
82-3851104
Causes
Human Rights, Civil Rights & Advocacy
Operating Budget
$250,000 - $499,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Address
6333 E. Mockingbird Ln. Ste 147 PMB 2244