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Justice for Immigrants Conference brings together immigration advocates
News - November 13, 2015 - Catholic Charities USA is participating in the national convening of the Justice for Immigrants campaign. The event brought together more than 300 Catholic Charities staff, diocesan staff, state Catholic Conference Staff, CLINIC affiliates, men and women religious, parish ministry leaders, deacons, and lay members of the Catholic community. Topics included immigration reform, immigrant detention, parish…
God is calling immigrant church to be light to nation of immigrants
Story - September 23, 2020 - Catholics from the across Southern California and beyond joined Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles Sept. 20 for Masses in English and Spanish to celebrate the annual Day in Recognition of All Immigrants. The Masses were livestreamed from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. “We belong to God.…
Why I Came: One immigrant’s story of traveling to the U.S.
Story - March 6, 2020 - On the last day of March in 1980, as the sun disappeared slowly over San Salvador and the curfew that had been established by the junta a year earlier took effect once again, residents in the city prepared for another long night without electricity or running water. Some families listened to battery-powered radios that offered…
Pandemic adds increasing burdens on immigrants without legal status
Story - April 2, 2020 - From a darkened room, the immigrant spoke in mid-March via Skype to a reporter from the TV station Guatevision, which focuses on issues pertaining to Guatemalans in and outside of the country. He told her that in Ohio, where he lives, though the community has been generally kind without regard to a person’s immigration status,…
Biden team to review Trump immigration policies prior to reversal
Story - February 4, 2021 - Policy watchers expect an immigrant-friendly path forward from U.S. President Joe Biden, who signed a trio of executive orders Feb. 2, mostly reviewing immigration directives from his predecessor for possible reversal. But what that path forward will look like still is not clear. Biden’s team seems to be laying out the groundwork for short-term and…
CCUSA letter to Congress in support of immigration reform
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2021/04/09/letter-to-congress-in-support-of-immigration-reform/
News - April 9, 2021 - April 9, 2021 The Honorable Chuck Schumer and the Honorable Mitch McConnell Majority Leader of the Senate Minority Leader of the Senate Dear Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell, I write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the national office for 167 Catholic Charities agencies across the country and the U.S. territories, to express…
CCUSA statement in support of long-term immigration reform
News - April 13, 2021 - Dear Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell, I write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the national office for 167 Catholic Charities agencies across the country and the U.S. territories, to express our appreciation for the Biden administration’s introduction of broad reform legislation to address long overdue changes to the U.S. immigration system. Our…
Newcomer Network helps immigrants through a continuum of care
Story - February 10, 2021 - Sister Sharlet Ann Wagner has heard people say about people crossing the border: They should get in line. “My response to that,” Wagner says, “is always, they would love to get in line. Give them a line to get in; they’ll be happy to get in that line.” Wagner speaks from experience. In the late…
Young immigrant asserts her right to be here
https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/young-immigrant-asserts-her-right-to-be-here/
Story - September 29, 2020 - As an undocumented immigrant, there’s a long list of things Darling Cerna can’t do. When she was a teenager, she could only sit on the sidelines as she watched her friends excitedly get their driving permits and first jobs. When it came time for college, she couldn’t get state financial aid to help pay tuition.…
CCUSA statement on immigration raids in Mississippi
News - August 12, 2019 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) voices its strong concern regarding the Jackson, Mississippi immigration raids that resulted in family separations and traumatized children. The raid occurred on the community’s first day of school, resulting in children arriving home fearful as to why their parents were not there to greet them. Reports describe chaotic scenes where children relied on…
With children’s prayers nearby, bishops try to tackle immigration
Story - June 2, 2021 - Prayers, the kind only a child can make, were on display on a table of pleas written by migrant children near a small statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, as bishops from the U.S., Mexico and Central America gathered June 1 in Mundelein. The prelates came together for the first day of an emergency meeting…
CCUSA commends bipartisan effort toward immigration reform
News - May 25, 2023 - Catholic Charities USA commends the efforts of Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) to put forth a bipartisan proposal for comprehensive reforms of our nation’s broken immigration system. We continue to urge Congress and the administration to work together in good faith to craft meaningful, humane solutions that uphold the fundamental…