Religious Workers Coalition

We remain prayerfully optimistic that @StateDept & @SecRubio will reverse @JoeBiden’s anti–#ReligiousFreedom policy, which has pushed priests & other religious workers to the back of the immigration line. We are grateful for the work @POTUS has done for #ReligiousFreedom so far.

The Visa Bulletin for May 2026 is out. The Dates for Filing and Final Action dates did not move from the prior release.

Happy Sunday, America. May God continue to bless our homeland and our people.

FINDING OUR FAITH: Former HUD secretary Dr. Ben Carson says a lot of people "don't understand" how faith and religious principles were woven into the fabric of the United States by the nation's founders 250 years ago. "I wonder if those people have read our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, which says that our rights come from our creator."

However, the date for filing for April 2026 remains as it was for March 2026.

Looks like another big jump (one year) for the religious workers category on the April 2026 Visa Bulletin.

The Murillo-Ortega dictatorship continues to unjustly detain religious workers and deny clergy like Bishop Báez the ability to return to their communities and ministries. Even amid this holy season of Lent, the regime prohibits sacred processions. These abuses won't shake Nicaraguans' beliefs. We remain steadfast in demanding Murillo and Ortega restore fundamental freedoms, including freedom of religion or belief, and democracy in Nicaragua.

The premium processing fee for H-1B, L-1, O-1, P, Q, E, and TN visas has risen from $2,805 to $2,965, while fees for seasonal and religious workers under H-2B and R-1 categories increased from $1,685 to $1,780. industryinsiderbd.com/article/us-rai…

Comes with a note about the immigrant visa pause impacts

A decent seven-month jump on the visa bulletin for religious workers for March 2026.

DHS eliminates 1-year foreign residence requirement for R-1 religious worker visas New interim rule allows religious workers to stay continuously in the U.S. while awaiting EB-4 visa availability—aims to reduce disruptions for churches, mosques, synagogues, and other nonprofits. dallasexpress.com/national/dhs-d…

This week, President Trump announced he will be holding a National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving May 17 on the National Mall in DC. There’s nothing our nation could need more than turning to God as we commemorate our 250th anniversary! “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12). Thank you President @realDonaldTrump.

The United States is a country founded on faith and shared moral obligation to God. President Trump will ensure that never changes.

Mark your calendars: May 17, 2026, Americans unite on the National Mall to pray, give thanks, and rededicate our nation as ONE NATION UNDER GOD! 🇺🇸

We are going to rededicate America as ONE NATION UNDER GOD. 🇺🇸

Honored to have traveled with the President to the National Prayer Breakfast. —He officially announced that in May there will be a “Rededication of America as One Nation Under God” This received a STANDING OVATION 👏 👏 👏 @LynnePatton @SebGorka @SaraCarterDC

.@POTUS on the atrocities and violence against Christians in Nigeria: “When Christians come under attack, they know they’re going to be attacked violently and viciously by President Trump.”

Under President Trump, the United States has the opportunity to become more faithful than it has ever been before. Prayer has always been this country’s superpower. Faith in God is what has made it great.

@StateDept @POTUS It’s be amazing if this was truly supported and the EB4 visa category, which was deliberately swamped in 2023, was sorted to create a pathway for clergy to serve @SecRubio @HawleyMO @EB4Coalition

.@POTUS: “You just can't have a great country if you don't have religion.”

@WhiteHouse @JennySKorn The most divisive Biden policy was swamping EB4 visa category in 2023 with SIJ’s preventing clergy pathway! The easiest win of all would have been reversing this policy, as @HawleyMO has called for! @FaithAdvisory @EB4Coalition @SecRubio