Church World Service has decided to delay this event until later in the year. From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Are you frustrated by the polarization in our world today? Do you want to help people who are fleeing war or disaster, … Continued
Court agrees that the interests of detained families and legal representatives have not been adequately represented by Pennsylvania’s child welfare agency On January 21, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that families formerly imprisoned by ICE at the Berks family detention center … Continued
Posted at https://greateras1.org/expanded-muslim-ban-is-discriminatory-and-morally-reprehensible/ Congress must pass the No Ban Act and end to the administration’s harmful Muslim, Refugee, and Asylum Bans Washington, D.C. — Church World Service today condemned the Trump administration’s expansion of its cruel and unnecessary Muslim ban. … Continued
From Protecting Immigrant Families (https://protectingimmigrantfamilies.org/): FEBRUARY 3, 2020 — The U.S. Supreme Court has issued an order (PDF) that allows the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) public charge regulations to take effect, except in Illinois, where they remain blocked by a court order. … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): On January 31st, the administration announced the expansion of the Muslim ban, which will now suspend immigrant visas that can lead to permanent status in the United States for nationals of Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Burma, and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/20/global-precedent-set-un-rules-climate-refugees-cannot-be-sent-back-life-threatening Published on Monday, January 20, 2020 by Common Dreams Advocates praised the ruling as an “excellent step forward in refugee rights.” By Julia Conley, staff writer A U.N. ruling earlier this month stated that countries cannot send … Continued
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): On January 31, 2020, the administration announced the expansion of the January 2017 travel ban to include more countries in Africa and Asia. Under the new policy, citizens from Nigeria, Eritrea, Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan … Continued
by Jeff Gammage, Updated: January 7, 2020- 8:02 PM BILL UHRICH / READING EAGLE FILE For now, Maddie isn’t going anywhere. Two days of contentious legal arguments concluded Tuesday evening with no ruling on whether the 6-year-old Guatemalan girl, who has spent … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): Here is an update and request to contact your Member of Congress to address the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border by co-sponsoring the Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act (H.R. 3524). Over the summer … Continued
From the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (https://cliniclegal.org/): On Nov. 14, 2019, USCIS officially published its plans to raise fees to apply for naturalization and vital immigration benefits while slashing the availability of fee waivers. USCIS’ proposed rule would: Drastically increase … Continued