Statements

Letter on Comment Period for New Asylum Rules

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following joint letter to the Department of Homeland Security urging them to extend the 30-day comment period on the new asylum regulations proposed in June 2020.

Letter in Support of Amendment to Cut the Pentagon Budget

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed on to the following letter to members of the Senate, urging their support for a proposed amendment that would reallocate 10 percent of the Pentagon budget toward human needs priorities, especially in light of the pandemic.

Open Letter on COVID-19 and Humanitarian Disarmament

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed on to the following open letter in June 2020.

Development Finance for COVID-19 Crisis Should Uphold Human Rights

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns signed the following statement from the Coalition for Human Rights in Development, issued May 18, 2020.

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns Welcomes House Committee’s Climate Crisis Recommendations

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns issued the following statement on June 1, 2020.

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.

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.

A Call for Anti-Racist Transformation in the United States

Maryknoll joint leadership issued the following statement on the killing of George Floyd and the need for transformation in the United States.

Faith Leaders Call on Congress to Enact Policing Reforms and Address the Racial Income and Wealth Gap

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith-based organizations in the Washington Interreligious Staff Community in sending the following letter to Congress urging Congress to address police violence and systemic racism.

Letter on COVID-19 Foreign Assistance and Conflict Prevention

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined a coalition of 72 organizations in sending the following letter to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs calling for robust support for foreign assistance focusing on conflict prevention and mitigation.

Letter to Congress on COVID-19 Aid for Latin America and the Caribbean

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other organizations in sending the following letter to House and Senate Leadership urging them to prioritize sending aid to Latin America and the Caribbean, which are new coronavirus epicenter regions.