Migrants

Maryknoll missioners have worked with migrants and people on the move for decades. They have served Burmese refugees in Thailand, 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.

Here 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.

Toward Global Solidarity: Maryknoll leadership statement on migration

Human trafficking

Trafficking, sexual slavery, child prostitution ... all are gross violations of human dignity and demand urgent attention.

End detention of migrant children

Take action to close the migrant child detention center in Homstead, Florida.

Tell Congress to pass H.R. 6 for Immigrants

Support the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019

In honor of Mother's Day, share the stories of mothers seeking asylum and sign a petition

From CLINIC, the Catholic Legal Immigration Netowrk, Inc.

In honor of Mother’s Day 2019, CLINIC has collected the stories of four mothers who have gone through or are currently going through the asylum process. It is our hope that these stories illustrate the experience of motherhood under extreme circumstances, and how they are connected by perseverance, love, and hope.

Guatemala: My time with a migrant caravan

Sr. Dee Smith, MM, reflects on spending Holy Week with people traveling as a migrant caravan.

U.S.-Mexico border: Migrants are not criminals

Listen to voices on the border.

Tell President Trump to reverse state of emergency

On February 15, 2019, President Trump declared a national state of emergency. The day before, Congress passed a funding bill that includes an increase in immigrant detention and $1.375 billion for wall construction. The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (MOGC) condemned both the emergency declaration and the legislation.

“What is the just and humane way to secure our borders and treat those fleeing persecution? It is not with more immigrant detention and a border wall,” said Susan Gunn, Interim Director of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.

No to State of Emergency on the Border, Yes to Human Rights

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns condemns President Trump's emergency declaration and calls on Congress to enact immigration policies that protect human rights.

Call Congress: Reject Pres. Trump's proposal to end government shutdown

Call your Senators by 12pm ET Thursday, January 24.

Uganda welcomes refugees

Uganda is one of the largest refugee-hosting countries in the world. With few resources to offer to more than one million displaced people, Uganda represents a case study for generous refugee-hosting policies.

U.S.-Mexico border: Humanitarian crisis

Maryknoll Father Frank Breen reports on his visit to El Paso, Texas in December, where he met up with Maryknoll Father Bill Donnelly of St. Patrick Parish. Together they toured some of the shelters for migrants and refugees

End the government shutdown

Fund the government, End the shutdown

The U.S. Government Shutdown over a Border Wall

Possible shutdown solutions and a moral response to migrants and refugees.

Feast of the Holy Family

December 30, 2018

Maryknoll Father Jack Sullivan reflections on the Holy Family and the call to recognize holy families today.

Faith Community to Congress: Reduce Funding for Unchecked Immigration Enforcement

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined thirty-six national, faith-based organizations calling on Congress to rein in funding for unchecked, unaccountable detention, deportation, and border enforcement policies.

Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns

Representing Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners