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On DACA’s 10th anniversary, CCUSA urges passage of American Dream and Promise Act
News - June 15, 2022 - Alexandria, Va. – In recognition today of the 10th anniversary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) — the stopgap federal policy that provides qualifying young adults brought here as children with temporary permission to stay in the country and obtain work authorization — Catholic Charities USA stands with our immigrant brothers and sisters and…
CCUSA opposes interim final rule on asylum eligibility and procedures
News - August 7, 2019 - CCUSA issued comments today opposing the final interim rule on Asylum Eligibility and Procedures. It attempts to deny asylum as a form of immigration relief for migrants. The rule’s legal & policy ramifications will negatively affect due process rights, likely lead to increased human smuggling, and place a tremendous burden on regional countries with insufficient…
Family fights for the American dream with help of Catholic Charities
Story - November 11, 2019 - Marina and Jose Aguilar know well the stereotypes that can cling to the immigrant community: That they flout federal laws and come here illegally. That they commit crimes and overwhelm public assistance programs. That they don’t pay taxes. For the Aguilars, the antidote to such assumptions is to live life well. “We have gotten nothing…
Providing a roadmap to citizenship
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Story - January 10, 2019 - The Esperanza Center of Catholic Charities of Baltimore, located in the historic Fells Point neighborhood, welcomes newcomers to the United States and helps them to become citizens. At the Esperanza Center, the immigrant community has access to comprehensive services that are provided via six major programs: 1. Educational Services, including classes in English as a…
Testifying to the light
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Prayer & Reflection - December 31, 2024 - Today, on this seventh day in the octave of Christmas, and the last day of our calendar year, we hear some of the most powerful lines in all of Scripture: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” And, regarding Jesus’ birth, “The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming…
Catholic Charities employee joins clients in ‘sharing the journey’
Story - September 17, 2018 - Since 2017, Gilda Rada-Garcia has worked as an immigration advocate with Catholic Charities of North Louisiana’s Immigration Integration Services program. She provides assistance and guidance to clients seeking to become legal residents or naturalized citizens of the United States. On September 12, 2018, surrounded by friends and CCNLA staff members, Rada-Garcia joined two of her…
Advocacy
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Guided by Catholic social teaching and informed by the experiences of local Catholic Charities agencies, CCUSA advocacy urges policymakers to recognize the needs of the most vulnerable and to adopt measures that support them.
U.S. Catholic groups request extension and redesignation of TPS
News - November 16, 2022 - The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Antony Blinken Secretary of State Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Secretary Blinken: We write on behalf of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Catholic Relief…
CCUSA letter on U.S. Catholic community support for robust use of TPS
News - July 19, 2022 - The Honorable Alejandro MayorkasSecretary of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland SecurityWashington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Antony BlinkenSecretary of StateDepartment of StateWashington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Secretary Blinken: We write on behalf of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and the Catholic Legal…
CCUSA opposes administration’s proposed changes to U.S. asylum rule
News - June 15, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) strongly opposes the Administration’s proposed asylum rule, released today, that would impose tremendous obstacles on migrants seeking safety and protection in the U.S. The proposed changes would make the legal pursuit of asylum unacceptably narrow. Our major concerns include: broadening the discretionary reasons to deny an asylum claim, redefining a “particular…
CCUSA, USCCB/MRS express concern over proposed EOIR fee review
News - March 30, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) respectfully submitted comments on the proposed Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Fee Review, published on February 28, 2020. We are concerned about the proposed fee changes in the published notice and request that EOIR withdraw these proposals…
CCUSA Catholic partners urge DHS to extend temporary protected status for Honduras, El Salvador
News - November 1, 2017 - Sister Donna Markham OP, PhD, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), joined Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, representatives of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) in sending a letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Elaine…