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
On May 4, over 1200 Catholic sisters sent a letter to President Biden urging him to follow through on his commitment to end Title 42 on May 23. Maryknoll sisters were among the signatories.
Immigrant and faith-based advocates continue to call for the end of Title 42 rapid expulsions of migrants at the border despite pushback from some members of Congress.
“We are relieved to hear that the Biden administration finally plans to end Title 42 expulsions,” said Susan Gunn, Director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. “We pray this decision is part of a larger effort to restore the asylum system to allow fair processing of migrants and asylum seekers.”
Join us on Good Friday, April 15, at 12 p.m. Eastern Time, for the 2022 Virtual Economic and Ecological Way of the Cross.
The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined nearly 700 faith-based organizations and leaders in sending the following letter to the Biden administration calling for robust systems of humanitarian aid and welcome for displaced Ukrainians as well as renewed attention toward other displaced populations.
Please join Refugee Council USA for the annual Virtual Refugee Advocacy Days on May 9th – May 13th, 2022. This is an opportunity for community members, faith leaders, advocates, resettlement staff, and others to show their support for pro-refugee legislation with their members of Congress.
Take action: Raise your voice to ask President Biden to end Title 42 and restore asylum. This Monday, March 21, will mark the second anniversary of the start of Title…
Tell President Biden: End Title 42 expulsions and restore the asylum system at the southern border. Since coming into office, President Biden has maintained use of the Trump-era Title 42 public health…
MOGC joined a coalition of faith-based organizations in sending the following letter (excerpted here) urging Congress to pass a bill that would allow for newly-arrived Afghan evacuees in the United States to have permanent legal status, rather than temporary relief.
A report assesses the Biden administration’s initial efforts to address the root causes of migration from Central America.
Take action: Ask Congress to provide permanent legal residency for Afghan evacuees. Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, around 80,000 at-risk Afghans have been relocated to the…
We wish to thank you for the Biden administration’s restoration of humanitarian assistance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), including your December 2021 decision to provide an additional $99 million to the Agency.
Join us in prayer for migrants and refugees this Advent Season.
This guide for Advent contains reflections, questions, prayers, and actions based on each week’s Gospel reading and the experience of Maryknoll missioners who have lived and worked with communities affected by forced migration in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
When: February 16, 2022 at 12pm ET
Learn from Catholic agencies what you can do to help Haitians in your community.
Register at https://catholiccharitiesusa-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v9ZDDbh3RbO_gcBygyk8MQ
As we turn to the year ahead, we urge you to reverse course and end overreliance on immigration detention by stopping new detention contracts and terminating current ICE contracts, investing in rights-respecting border management at the border, and committing to enacting just and humane immigration policies.
The following article by Daniella Burgi-Palomino was published by the Latin America Working Group (LAWG) in November 2021. It is excerpted here with permission
Nearly one year since taking office, Pres. Biden continues to violate U.S. asylum law and treaty obligations by turning away asylum seekers.
