It is not too late to journey with black immigrants. Interfaith Immigration Coalition offers a seven week journey through Advent and Christmas with actions, stories, prayers and more focused on Black immigration.
What does the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) want from the new administration? CLINIC has identified actions it will advocate with the new administration on behalf of the immigrant and refugee population. See the bold transition proposals to support human dignity.
DACA update. On December 4, a federal district court ordered U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to resume accepting initial DACA, renewal and advance parole applications according to the terms of the original 2012 DACA program. Find details and practice tips for filing applications in the wake of these developments. It is a little technical but worth the read.
Need immigration information? Justice for Immigrants continually updates its resources on a variety of topics. Head to the @USCCBJFI website to see resource pages on the following topics:
COVID-19: http://ow.ly/pk2130qt0Dn
Immigrant Benefits: http://ow.ly/U5PQ30ql1pN
Anti-trafficking: http://ow.ly/GeQ730qf1ww
Family Separation: http://ow.ly/VxRO30qf1wT
ICYMI – One Church, Many Cultures. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church, chaired by Archbishop Nelson Perez of Philadelphia, has published its fall/winter newsletter filled with informative and current articles.
Get more information directly from Justice for Immigrants. Go to http://justiceforimmigrants.org today and fill out the form at the bottom of the page to get the Week in Review, updates on webinars and much more!
“The world belongs to everyone, because all of us were born with the same dignity.” Pope Francis