Biden’s Border Reforms a First Step Toward Hearing the Cries of Asylum Seekers
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement regarding several adjustments to border policy made by the Biden administration in its first week.
Migration
Maryknoll missioners have worked with migrants and people on the move for decades. They have served Burmese refugees in Thailand, Filipino and Thai workers all over Asia, Burundian and Rwandan refugees in East Africa, and have accompanied Guatemalans, who, after years in Mexico, returned home to start anew in a more peaceful country. Our faith compels us to stand in solidarity with migrants.
In the United States, we are profoundly affected by the contribution of migrants in our society, and we have a responsibility to treat them, like all the rest of God’s creation, with dignity and respect. Maryknoll missioners work in ministries serving migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. In our work on U.S. migration policy, we focus on access to asylum and humanitarian protection, refugee aid and resettlement, and access to citizenship.
Maryknoll Joint Leadership Statements on Migration: Toward Global Solidarity (2006) and Statement on the Migrant Caravan (2018)
Policy Brief: Justice for Immigrants and Refugees in U.S. Policy
Take Action: Set América Free!
Call or Email ICE to demand América’s immediate release.
Ramos v. Wolf Decision Permits a ‘Moral Failure’ in TPS Termination
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on September 15, 2020, regarding the Ninth Circuit Court’s decision to allow for the termination of TPS for four countries.
Urge Congress: Restore the U.S. Refugee Program
Take action: Urge Congress to ensure the Trump administration restores the U.S. refugee program for FY2021.
Homily for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2020
Prepared by Fr. Joseph Healey, MM, in collaboration with the South Sudan Catholic Refugees Community in Small Christian Communities in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya.
Webinar: “Justice for Immigrants in U.S. Policy”
Join us on Tuesday, August 18 at 12:30pm EDT for the next 30 minute webinar in our series, Faithful Voting and Global Concerns. This webinar will focus on the many problems facing the U.S. immigration system, how the Church promotes justice for immigrants, and how we can urge our candidates to prioritize just and comprehensive…
#Comments4Asylum and #FreetheFamilies
Two major campaigns are going on this week to protect asylum seekers and immigrant families. Here are ways you can take action today: 1) Submit a comment to the Trump…
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Maryknoll Sister Genie Natividad reflects on how she glimpsed the Kingdom of God at Casa del Refugiado, a shelter for asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Catholic Leaders Statement in Support of Free the Families and End Family Detention
Statement calling for the immediate release of children and their parents from immigrant detention centers.
Catholic Leaders Call to Free the Families and End Family Detention
Children need to be released from detention immediately and they need to be released with their parents.
Welcoming Refugees in U.S. Policy
This is an abbreviated version of the brief on refugees as part of our election briefs series, Faithful Voting and Global Concerns.
Justice for Immigrants in U.S. Policy
This is a abbreviated version of the issue brief on immigration as part our election briefs series, Faithful Voting and Global Concerns.
DACA Recipients Can Dream On
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on June 18, 2020, in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Webinar: “Welcoming Refugees in U.S. Policy”
In honor of World Refugee Day on June 20, join us for a 30 minute webinar to learn about the precarious status of U.S. refugee policy, the Catholic Church’s position on welcoming refugees, and the ways U.S. voters can call upon electoral candidates to revitalize bipartisan cooperation to support refugees. Click here to register for…
Stop the Expansion of Detention Funding During this Pandemic
During this pandemic, immigration detention centers are at high risk of coronavirus outbreaks, given the crowded conditions and poor medical capacity of the facilities. Immigrant advocates across the country are…
Wednesday, March 11: Tell Congress to vote for No Ban Act
Call House leadership to ask them to hold the vote as planned, without any amendments.
Public Charge Rule: Inhumane and Unfair
The following statement was released on January 29, 2020 regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the changes to the public charge rule which bars immigrants who are recieving certain government benefits from gaining legal immigration status.
Day of Prayer for Asylum Seekers Returned to Mexico
January 29, 2020 will be the first anniversary of the implementation of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, otherwise known as the Migrant Protection Protocols. Under this policy, asylum seekers who come to the U.S.-Mexico border must stay in Mexico while they await their asylum hearings, which can be months away. Many wait in tent camps,…