CMS Migration Update: 2019
CMS Migration Update is a weekly digest of news, faith reflections, and analysis of international migration and refugee protection. It also provides migration policy and research updates, with the Policy Update section available in Spanish. The CMS Migration Update is designed to educate faith leaders regarding vulnerable immigrant populations, developments in the immigration field, pastoral resources and the religious touchstones of diverse faith traditions on migrants and newcomers. It should not be relied upon to provide advice or counsel in immigration cases. The publication is provided by the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS), an educational institute/think-tank devoted to the study of international migration, to the promotion of understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and to public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees and newcomers. CMS is a member of the Scalabrini International Migration Network, an international network of shelters, welcoming centers, and other ministries for migrants.
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La Actualización de Migración del CMS es un resumen semanal de noticias, reflexiones de fe y análisis de la migración internacional y la protección de los refugiados. También aporta actualizaciones de políticas e investigación sobre la migración, y la sección de Actualización de Política también está disponible en español. La Actualización de Migración del CMS está diseñada para educar a líderes religiosos sobre las poblaciones inmigrantes vulnerables, los desarrollos en el campo de la inmigración, los recursos pastorales y las bases religiosas de las diversas tradiciones de fe sobre los migrantes y recién llegados. No se debe usar para brindar asesoramiento o defensoría legal en casos de inmigración. La publicación es proporcionada por el Centro de Estudios de Migración de Nueva York (CMS), un instituto educativo / grupo de expertos dedicado al estudio de la migración internacional, a la promoción del entendimiento entre los inmigrantes y las comunidades receptoras, y a las políticas públicas que salvaguardan la dignidad y derechos de los migrantes, refugiados y recién llegados. CMS es miembro de la Red Internacional de Migración Scalabrini, una red internacional de albergues, centros de acogida y otros ministerios para migrantes.
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Thomas Shea
Thomas J. Shea is the editor of CMS’ Migration Update, a weekly digest of news and other information related to national and international migration. In addition, Mr. Shea is a Senior Staff Attorney with CUNY Citizenship Now! in New York............
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- The Advent Posada Is an Act of Resistance
- Pregnant Immigration Detainees Spiked 52 Percent under Trump Administration
- ‘Way of the Holy Family’ in Egypt May Be Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Were Jesus, Mary and Joseph refugees? Yes.
- The Fate of Refugee Families Is in America’s Hands
- José y Maria
- Pope Meets New Arrivals in Rome, Says Helping Migrants Is Moral Duty
- The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
- Communities in Crisis: Interior Removals and Their Human Consequences
- Migrant Children and Blessings at The Casa
- Fixing What’s Most Broken in the US Immigration System: A Profile of the Family Members of US Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents Mired in Multiyear Backlogs
December 17, 2019
- Trump’s border wall wouldn’t stop most illegal immigration or drugs. So what is it for?
- How the Founding Values of Two Great Nations – United States and India – Can Get Hollowed Out Through Tweaks in their Immigration Laws
- US Immigration Court Observation Manual
- Reporter’s View: Verena Hölzl on Covering Two Sides of a Refugee Crisis
- A Catholic Sheriff Dimes Out His Own Parish to the White House on Immigration
- Kerry Kennedy on the Chaos and Cruelty at the US-Mexico Border
- Churches Ask North Dakota County to Keep Taking Refugees
- Searching for Safety: Confronting Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Venezuelan Women and Girls
- The Story Behind the World’s First Private Refugee Sponsorship Program
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (11 de deciembre – 17 de diciembre de 2019)
December 10, 2019
- How McKinsey Helped the Trump Administration Detain and Deport Immigrants
- ICE Arrests 90 More Students at Fake University in Michigan
- IG: DHS Knew It Couldn’t Track Migrant Kids Separated at Border
- Pope Welcomes 33 Refugees from Lesbos
- UNHCR Welcomes Brazil’s Decision to Recognize Thousands of Venezuelans as Refugees
- Syrian Refugees in Canada: Four Years After the Welcome
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (27 de noviembre – 10 de diciembre de 2019)
November 26, 2019
- Mapped: The Venezuelan Diaspora and Growing Emigration Challenges
- Pope Francis Focuses on Human Trafficking, Migration and Religious Harmony on a Busy Day in Thailand
- Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking: Financial Investigations Tool
- The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Thirty Years On
- “A Vertical Wall”: Immigration Enforcement in Mexico
- Kids Caught in the Crackdown (Video)
- Church Hopes to Provide Alternatives to Migration in West Africa
- DACA’s Uncertainty Prompts Wisconsin Couple’s Decision to Move to Canada
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (20 de noviembre – 26 de noviembre de 2019
November 19, 2019
- Trump Has Spread More Hatred of Immigrants than Any American in History (Perspective)
- Winter Warnings for Europe’s Largest Refugee Camp
- Explainer: What is the Global Response to the Refugee Crisis?
- Justice Gorsuch Raises Key Question Against Trump’s Move to Rescind DACA
- Supreme Court Appears Ready to Let Trump End DACA Program
- ‘Harmonized’ Plan Launched to Support Millions of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants
- When America Tried to Deport Its Radicals
- Canadian Pilot Program for Excluded Family Members: Practical Information
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (13 de noviembre – 19 de noviembre de 2019
November 12, 2019
- USCIS Proposes to Adjust Fees to Meet Operational Needs
- How to Keep the Faith Amid Trump’s War on Immigrants — and Their Lawyers
- This Mom’s Family Was Torn Apart After She Lost Everything in Hurricane Dorian
- Malta Has Deal with Libya Coastguard over Migrant Interceptions
- The Trump Administration’s Plot to End DACA Faces a Supreme Court Test
- Zero Protection: How US Border Enforcement Harms Migrant Safety and Health
- Why Are So Many Children Coming to the US from Central America in the First Place?
- Canada Case Poses Question: Is US Immigration System Safe?
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (30 de octubre – 12 de noviembre de 2019
October 29, 2019
- Zero Tolerance
- ‘The Warmth of Other Suns’ Exhibit Teaches Us How to Imagine Crisis
- USCIS Updates Fee Waiver Requirements
- Part of the Solution: Immersion Takeaways
- Archbishop Buti Tlhagale Urges South Africans to be Hospitable Towards Migrants and Refugees
- Eritrean Refugees Defy Border Closures Only to Find Hardship in Ethiopia
- Why Immigration Wasn’t an Issue in Canada’s Election
- A Legacy of Latin@́s Theologizing on Borderlands
- Policy Update
- Research Update
- Actualización de Política (23 de octubre – 29 de octubre de 2019)
October 22, 2019
- Opening Comments by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at CMS Symposium on “Forced Migration, Protection and Border Control.”
- Night Will Be No More
- Trump’s Latest Misdiagnosis is Bitter Pill for Immigrants (Opinion)
- I Oversaw DHS Refugee Affairs. Here Are 3 Ways the Trump Administration Is Trying to Mislead You
- America is Stepping Down as a Global Leader on Refugees
- Left Waiting: Africans Caught in US-Mexico Migration Limbo
- How Immigration Affects the Three Americas
- Latinx Catholic Leaders Organize Prophetic National Pilgrimage to Demand Justice at the Border
- Irregular Border Crossers Aren’t ‘Real Refugees,’ Says Conservative Candidate
- CMS Gala Video
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (9 de octubre – 22 de octubre de 2019)
October 8, 2019
- A Migrant’s Cross for a New Jesuit Cardinal
- A Dim Future for Asylum at the Southern Border
- For Bishop with Mexican Roots, El Paso’s Assault Hit Close to Home
- Border Mass | Miza Fronteriza
- Talk of An ‘Unprecedented’ Number of Refugees is Wrong — and Dangerous (Opinion)
- Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System
- The Trump Administration Issues Dozens of Corrections to Its Error-Riddled Immigration Rule
- Pope’s Right-hand Man Works Bureaucratic Miracle for Refugees
- Immigration and Ethnicity in Canada Booklets
- Greece Immigration Detention
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (2 de octubre – 8 de octubre de 2019)
October 1, 2019
- Advocacy on Behalf of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- USCCB Migration Chair Condemns Administration Plans for the Third Consecutive Mass Reduction in Refugee Resettlement
- A Dangerous Red Flower Is Driving Record Numbers of Migrants to Flee Guatemala
- In St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis Unveils Life-Size Sculpture of Migrants Throughout History & World
- Pope Laments Countries That Sell Weapons But Refuse to Take in Refugees from Conflicts
- As Migrants Face a Closing Door to the US, Bishops Accompany Them
- They Fled Gang Violence and Domestic Abuse. An NYC Immigration Judge Denied Them Asylum
- NJ Attorney General Blocks ICE Agreements with County Jails, Intensifying Stand-off
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (25 de septiembre – 1 octubre de 2019)
September 24, 2019
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- Trump Wants to Cut Down on Legal Immigration. Here’s How That Will Affect Religious Workers.
- Border Patrol Agents, Rather than Asylum Officers, Interviewing Families for ‘Credible Fear’
- Catholics Say Australia Can Pioneer Eradicating Slavery
- Human Trafficking Survivor Shares Her Story
- A Week on the Southern Border
- Engracia’s Story: Commitment and Humility at the Comedor
- As Climate Effects Hit Coffee Crops, Guatemalan Farmers Become Migrants
- 2019 World Day of Migrants and Refugees
- Policy Update (September 18 – September 24)
- Actualización de Política (18 de septiembre – 24 de septiembre de 2019)
September 17, 2019
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- USCCB President and Migration Chair Urge Against Further Reduction in Refugee Resettlement as Contrary to American Values
- Report on Migrant Children Documents the Painfully Obvious (Opinion)
- The Supreme Court Comes to Trump’s Aid on Immigration
- Citizenship Delayed: Civil Rights and Voting Rights Implications of the Backlog in Citizenship and Naturalization Applications
- Myanmar Bishop Sees ‘Big Difference’ in Refugee Community at Indiana Parish
- Life in the Shadow: Thailand’s Urban Refugees
- Refugee Resettlement & UNHCR
- Policy Update (September 11 – September 17)
- Research Update
- Actualización de Política (11 de septiembre – 17 de septiembre de 2019)
September 10, 2019
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- Trump Administration Considers a Drastic Cut in Refugees Allowed to Enter the U.S.
- We’re in the midst of Trump’s War on Children (Opinion)
- Care Provider Facilities Described Challenges Addressing Mental Health Needs of Children in HHS Custody
- A Broken Immigration System Decimates Families, Communities, and Local Economies. But the Church Offers Hope.
- A Generation in Limbo: Protracted Refugee Situations in Kenya Must Be Addressed
- Detained Immigrants Claim They Were Forced To Work Without Pay
- Shakeup of Immigration Court System Threatens Migrants’ Due Process
- Filipino Workers Spend Decades Caring for Israeli Families. Now They Risk Deportation for Having Children.
- Mother of Blind Son Faces Deportation as Government Denies Her Refugee Claim, Accepts His
- Policy Update (August 27 – September 10)
- Actualización de Política (28 de agosto – 10 septiembre de 2019)
August 27, 2019
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- Migrant Families Would Face Indefinite Detention Under New Trump Rule
- Ignatian Solidarity Network Educates, Inspires Young Immigration Activists
- New Trump Rule Targets Working Class Immigrants Under the Guise of ‘Self-sufficiency’ (Opinion)
- The Administration Rushed on a Sweeping Immigration Policy. We Found Substantive, Sloppy Mistakes.
- Victims of ‘La Bestia,’ Mexico’s Notorious Migrant Train, Learn to Walk Again
- Column: I’ve Got Some Immigrants I’d Like Donald Trump to Meet
- Americans’ Support for Immigration Is at Record Highs – But the Government Is Out of Sync with Their Views.
- If You’re a Skilled Worker, But Not from India, Good Luck Getting Into the US (Opinion)
- Policy Update (August 21 – August 27)
- Actualización de Política (21 de agosto – 27 de agosto de 2019)
August 20, 2019
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- DHS Issues Final Rule on Public Charge
- Congressman Neguse Leads Bipartisan Letter to Oppose Trump Administration Actions Targeting U.S. Refugee Resettlement
- America’s Exclusionary Past and Present and the Judgment of History
- While Migrants Wait on the Border, Sisters in Mexico Welcome Them Daily to the ‘Dining Room’
- UN Evacuation Mission to Up Pressure on Syrians to Leave Rukban
- New Decision Could Impact Family-Based Asylum Claims
- The Tragic Story Called ‘United States History’ (Opinion)
- Canada Boosts Provincial Legal Aid for Asylum Claims Amid Funding Disagreement
- Policy Update (August 7 – August 20)
- Actualización de Política (7 de agosto – 20 de agosto de 2019)
August 6, 2019
- El Paso Shooting: Massacre That Killed 20 Being Investigated as Domestic Terrorism
- Stephen Miller Wants Border Patrol, Not Asylum Officers, to Determine Migrant Asylum Claims
- ‘Safe Third Country’? Guatemalans Are Not Convinced
- Homeland Security’s Civil Rights Unit Lacks Power To Protect Migrant Kids
- The Trauma of Teen Mothers Held in Border Patrol Lockups
- As El Paso Closes Emergency Migrant Shelters, Mexico Scrambles to Add Space on the Border
- Policy Update (July 31 – August 6)
- Research Update
- Actualización de Política (31 de julio – 6 de agosto de 2019)
July 30, 2019
- Notice: Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal
- Chair of USCCB Committee on Migration Calls for Reversal of the Expansion of Expedited Removal, Cites Family Separation and Lack of Due Process Among Concerns
- Immigration Court Interpreters Say Video Teleconferencing Makes It Difficult To Do Their Jobs
- Hope
- Canada Must Not be Complicit in the US Assault on Central American Refugees
- Trump’s Anti-immigration Rhetoric Is Meant to Instill Fear, Not for Enforcement, Advocates Say
- US, Guatemala Sign Agreement to Restrict Asylum Cases
- Policy Update (July 24 – July 30)
- Actualización de Política (24 de julio – 30 de julio de 2019)
July 23, 2019
- ICMC Urges U.S. Government to Maintain Historic Welcome to Refugees Needing Resettlement
- RCUSA Responds to News that Administration May Zero Out Refugee Program in 2020
- Policy Changes and Processing Delays at USCIS
- US Asylum Agents: ‘Very Little Time’ To Prepare Before New Immigration Rule
- Harmful Refugee Barriers Don’t Protect US (Opinion)
- Trump Administration Expands Scope of Rapid Deportations
- Migrant Women Fleeing Violence Find Beauty and Healing in Embroidery
- A Border Patrol Agent Reveals What It’s Really Like to Guard Migrant Children
- Arizona Diocese Looks to Open Temporary Shelter for Migrants in County Facility
- CNN Poll: Three-quarters of Americans Say There’s a Crisis at The Border
- Policy Update (July 17 – 23)
- Actualización de Política (17 de julio – 23 de julio de 2019)
July 16, 2019
- Nation Braces with Trump Set to Begin ICE Raids
- Immigration-Enforcement Raids Begin in New York
- Example of Judicial Warrant versus ICE Administrative Warrant
- Waiting for the Raids
- Trump Could Sign a Radical Agreement to Send Future Asylum Seekers to Guatemala
- Squalid Conditions at Border Detention Centers, Government Report Finds
- Miami Archbishop Says Trump ‘Rhetoric’ Causing Fear in Migrant Community
- How Asylum Seekers and Resettled Refugees Come to Canada
- Trump Transforms 2020 Immigration Debate – For Democrats
- Opinion: Rep. Will Hurd: I’m Grateful for the Border Spending Bill. But It’s Still Not Enough.
- Research Update
- Policy Update (July 3 – July 16)
- Actualización de Política (3 de julio – 16 de julio de 2019)
July 2, 2019
- The Treatment of Migrants Likely ‘Meets the Definition of a Mass Atrocity’ (Opinion)
- U.S. Bishop Personally Escorts Asylum Seekers across U.S.-Mexico Border
- Judge Blocks Trump from Using Billions in Military Funds for Border Wall
- Supreme Court to Review DACA Program Protecting Young Undocumented Immigrants
- Trump Threatens Census Delay After Supreme Court Leaves Citizenship Question Blocked
- Know Your Rights Infographics
- Hussen Says He Wants Canada to Accept More Refugees as Economic Immigrants
- How Five Bishops Could Deliver a Powerful Pro-immigrant Gesture
- Policy Update (June 26 – July 2)
- Actualización de Política (26 de junio – 2 de julio de 2019)
June 25, 2019
- A Catholic Approach to Immigration
- New Survey Looks at How Changing Immigration Policies Affect the Work of Faith-based Organizations
- The Refugee Crisis: 6 Docs to Watch
- No Country Can Solve Europe’s Migration Crisis on Their Own
- New Justice for Immigrants Enforcement Resource Page
- Trump Delays Operation to Deport Migrant Families
- Why Mass Deportations Haven’t Happened under Trump
- U.S. State Dept. Honors Italian Nun During Human Trafficking Report Presentation
- Child Refugees Across World Draw Their Hopes and Horrors
- Canada Now Leads the World in Refugee Resettlement, Surpassing the U.S.
- Policy Update (June 12 – June 25)
- Actualización de Política (12 de junio – 25 de junio de 2019)
June 11, 2019
- ICE Is Shipping Ohio’s Mauritanians Back to Slavery’s Last Stronghold in Northwest Africa: The Humanitarian Crisis in Our Backyard
- Trump Drops Tariff Threat on Mexico After Migration Deal Reached
- Holy See Mission Event Highlights the Importance of Big Data in the Fight Against Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
- Chairman of U.S. Bishops’ Committee on Migration Applauds House for Passing Legislation That Gives Permanent Legal Protection to Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Holders
- How a Brussels Church Became a Home for Latin American Refugees
- Supreme Court Rejects Trump Request to Fast Track Decision on DACA Case
- Vancouver Group Lauds Federal Expansion of Program for LGBTQ Refugees
- Policy Update (June 5 – June 11)
- Actualización de Política (5 de junio – 11 de junio de 2019)
June 4, 2019
- Pope Francis calls Trump’s border policy ‘cruel,’ compares southern barriers to Berlin Wall
- Trump Announces Tariffs on Mexico Over Immigration
- Seven Weeks of Remain in Mexico
- The Trump Administration’s Self-Defeating Policy Toward the Guatemalan Elections
- A Cautionary Tale For DACA Recipients From A Detained Student
- U.S. Unauthorized Immigrants Are More Proficient in English, More Educated Than a Decade Ago
- Catholic Officials Troubled by Report of ‘At Risk’ Adults in UK Immigration Center
- ‘Distasteful Alliances’: The Secret Story of Canada’s Fight Against Migrants
- Research Update (May 29 – June 4)
- Policy Update (May 29 – June 4)
- Actualización de Política (29 de mayo – 4 de junio de 2019)
May 21, 2019
- In Memoriam: John Carl Zatorski: A Life Well-Lived
- Rome’s ‘Festival of Peoples’ Celebrates Diversity Amid Anti-Immigrant Backlash
- A Rock and A Hard Place
- Catholic Leaders: Trump’s Merit-Based Immigration Plan is ‘Anti-Family’ and ‘Disturbing’
- Immigrant Soldiers Now Denied US Citizenship at Higher Rate Than Civilians
- Appeals Court Rules Trump End of DACA Was Unlawful
- Mothers and Migration
- Canada Ends the Designated Country of Origin Practice
- Policy Update (May 15 – May 21)
- Actualización de Política (15 de mayo – 21 de mayo de 2019)
May 14, 2019
- Nigerian Cardinal Cites Failure of Nation’s Leadership
- Spirituality and Integration Work: Welcoming the Alien 7.6
- “Faith is All They Have Left”: Encounter on the U.S.-Mexico Border
- Border Observatory 2019: Hope and Resistance at the Border
- HUD Says Its Proposed Limit on Public Housing Aid Could Displace 55,000 Children
- Justice Department’s Four-Year Effort to Strip Citizenship from Kansas Man Flops in Federal Court
- A Story of Belonging: Syrian Refugees in Canada 3 Years Later
- ‘Save Us From This Area, From This War’: Refugees Seek Safety In Tripoli School
- Policy Update (May 8 – May 14)
- Actualización de Política (8 de mayo – 14 de mayo de 2019)
May 7, 2019
- Francis Exhorts Bulgarians to Not ‘Close Your Eyes’ to Needs of Refugees
- Advocate Father Richard Ryscavage, 74, Led Support for World’s Refugees
- Scalabrinians at Forefront of Immigration Crises in the Americas
- Pentagon Set to Expand Military Role Along Southern Border
- Trump Taps Obama-Era Border Patrol Chief to Take Over ICE
- Questionable DHS Visa Overstay Reports Used for Immigration Crackdown
- Accrual of Unlawful Presence and F, J, and M Nonimmigrants
- Canada Questions the Safety of Asylum Seekers in the United States
- Research Update (May 1 – May 7)
- Policy Update (May 1 – May 7)
April 30, 2019
- The Catholic Church Gets Ready to Step up the Fight Against Human Trafficking
- Pope Francis Speaks to Migrants at Caritas in Rabat
- European Bishops Criticize Indifference Towards Migrants Dead at Sea
- Pope Asks Prayers for Endangered Refugees in Libya Detention Centers
- Aid from Pope to Assist Migrants in Mexico
- Trump’s Unfair Crackdown on Visa Overstays
- What Happens When We Lose Sight of Our Neighbors?
- How Canadians Opened Their Hearts to Refugees
- Policy Update (April 22 – April 30)
April 16, 2019
- Encountering Christ in Harmony
- Nielsen’s Policies Were Both Inhumane and Ineffective, Advocates Say
- Trump Broke the US Border Policy. Now He Owns It.
- To Solve the US ‘Crisis at the Border,’ Look to Its Cause
- Judge Halts Trump Policy Requiring Asylum Seekers Stay in Mexico
- Trump Immigration Agenda Suffers New Defeat With Ruling on Haitians’ Status
- Ford Government Cuts Legal Support for Refugees and Immigrants
- Policy Update (April 10, 2019 – April 16, 2019)
April 9, 2019
- Caritas-Run Radio Offers Outlet for Migrants in France to Discuss Abuse
- Italian Bishops Continue Joust with Government Over Immigration
- Migration Contributes to Economic Growth
- Nielsen Out at Homeland Security
- Mid-Year Arrivals Report
- Asylum for sale: Refugees say some UN workers demand bribes for resettlement
- The Sydney Framework: Supply Chains and Sustainable Development Goal 8.7
- Catholic Immigrant in Canada Will Reopen Christian Church
- Policy Update (April 3, 2019 – April 9, 2019)
April 2, 2019
- From Morocco, Francis Says Migrant Crisis Won’t be Fixed by ‘Raising Barriers’
- Trump Cuts Foreign Aid, Threatens to Close Mexico Border
- DHS Asks Congress to Deport Unaccompanied Minors, Open Up More Emergency Shelters
- Thousands of Migrant Children Allegedly Sexually Abused in US Custody
- Sheltering in Place
- Almost Undocumented, Liberians In US Get 11th Hour Reprieve
- Where Do the Families of ISIS Fighters Go Now?
- EU to End Ship Patrols in Scaled Down Migrant Rescue Operation: Diplomats
- Trudeau Says Canada Still ‘Overwhelmingly in Favour’ of Immigration Despite Plan to Beef up Border
- Policy Update (March 27, 2019 – April 2, 2019)
March 26, 2019
- Bishops Decry Border ‘Emergency’ as Locals Step Up for Migrants
- Refugee Returns to Nebraska and Shares Her Success Story
- Why Governments Count People
- Smartphone App Connects Immigrants to Canada with Key Services
- After 8 Years, Refugees Still Reluctant to Return to Syria
- Phasing Down and Out: The Murky Art of Leaving Protracted Refugee Crises
- EU Declares Migration Crisis Over as It Hits Out at ‘Fake News’
- UK Denies Asylum for Iranian Christian by Saying Christianity not a ‘Peaceful Religion’
- Policy Update (March 20-26, 2019)
March 19, 2019
- USCCB Migration Chairman and CRS President Issue Statement Supporting Texas-Mexico Border Bishops’ Statement on Recent US Government Asylum Policy
- Editorial: There’s No National Emergency Except for US Injustices
- Number of Undocumented Immigrants in US at a 25-Year Low
- We felt we were reborn.’ Thousands of Eritrean refugees quietly welcomed to Canada
- Failed Aid Gambit Deepens Crisis for Venezuelans at Closed Colombia Border
- Deeply Talks: Refugee Children and Resilience (Audio)
- #BeGolden
- Boston College Global Migration Conference: Inclusion and Exclusion
- Policy Update (March 4-19, 2019)
March 5, 2019
- High-Level Debate on International Migration
- Engaging Youth as Key Partners in Migration Governance
- Who Secures the Border? (Backgrounder)
- Trump’s Surprising New Ally in Mexico? The Government
- It’s Time to Treat Venezuela Like a Protracted Refugee Crisis
- Crossing a Red Line: How EU Countries Undermine the Right to Liberty by Expanding the Use of Detention of Asylum Seekers upon Entry
- Ethiopia’s Neglected Crisis: No Easy Way Home for Doubly Displaced Gedeos
- Canadian Council for Refugees 2019 Consultation and Working Group Schedule
- Policy Update (February 27 – March 5, 2019)
February 26, 2019
- Statement by H.E. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič at the 4th Geneva Interfaith Dialogue: Global Solidarity and Welcoming the Stranger
- Statement of Faith Leaders on the Morality of a Border Wall
- Emergency on the Southern Border
- When Trump Declared National Emergency, Most Detained Immigrants Were Not Criminals
- DHS Immigration Stats Make Strong Case against Border Emergency
- Trump Administration Directs 1,000 More Troops to Mexican Border
- The Demographics of Detention: Immigration Enforcement in NYC Under Trump
- Trump Is Tough on Venezuela — but Won’t Let Fleeing Venezuelans Into the U.S.
- How the Catholic Church is Responding to Venezuela’s Refugee Crisis
- Syria: 2,500 Foreign Children Living in Camps in North-East
- Caregivers Will Now Have Access to New Pathways to Permanent Residence
- Policy Update (February 13-26, 2019)
February 12, 2019
- Pope Releases Video to Accompany February Prayer Intention
- Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Launches New Website
- The Trump Administration’s Last Best Chance to Slash Legal Migration
- Border Wall Debate Ignores Biggest Source of Illegal Immigration: Visa Overstays
- Trump’s Dangerous Scapegoating of Immigrants at the State of the Union
- Canada to Welcome Hundreds of Refugees from Libya
- Libya: The Families of Migrants Held Hostage Are Using Facebook to Raise Money for Smugglers’ Ransoms
- 20,000 South Sudan Refugees Return Home from Uganda – UNHCR
- Briefing: Nigerians Seek Safety in Cameroon as Boko Haram Crisis Escalates
- Coffee, Jesuits, and Justice: A Cooperative Model Addresses Root Causes of Migration
- Dancing In Buses
February 5, 2019
- The ‘Ethics’ of Trump’s Border Wall (Opinion)
- 72 Percent in Poll Think Trump, Congress Will Fail to Reach Border Deal
- USCIS Immigration Delays Grow Longer and Longer
- Study Finds Immigration Crackdowns Harm Unborn Children
- What Does it Mean to Assimilate in a Nation of Immigrants?
- Immigration Sponsorship Form Appears Online for Less than 10 Minutes
- Policy Update (January 27, 2019 – February 5, 2019)
January 29, 2019
- New York Passes DREAM Act, Offers Financial Aid and School Scholarships to Undocumented Immigrants
- Here’s how the shutdown delayed hundreds of immigration hearings in Utah — and led to at least one man’s deportation
- Migrant Protection Protocols
- Mexico Protests US Decision to Return Asylum Seekers
- Mexico Moves to Encourage Caravan Migrants to Stay and Work
- Hussen Announces New Pilot to Boost Immigration in Rural and Northern Canada
- Storm Norma Piles Down on Thousands of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
- Venezuela: All You Need to Know About the Crisis in Seven Charts
- Policy Update (January 24-29, 2019)
January 23, 2019
- Calling for Global Effort, Pope Prays God Liberate the Human Trafficked, Help Those Deprived of Their Dignity
- For 7th Consecutive Year, Visa Overstays Exceeded Illegal Border Crossings
- Falling Illegal Immigration Numbers Confirm No Border Crisis
- 2 Big Reasons We Don’t Need a Border Wall
- Trump’s Wall Won’t Protect Democrats Forever (Opinion)
- Rahaf Mohammed Has Escaped an Oppression that Spans History and the Globe
- EU Seeks Temporary Deal Over Refugees and Migrants Rescued at Sea
- Greek Roads Prove Deadly for Migrants on Busy Land Route
- Aunt of Syrian ‘Boy on the Beach’ Urges Action to Save Refugees
- Policy Update (January 16-23, 2019)
January 15, 2019
- Pope Francis Delivers Message to Diplomats
- Catholic Groups and Others Rail Against Trump Border ‘Crisis’ Speech
- Welcome to the Border, Mr. President
- Sister Norma Wanted to Show Trump What It Is Like on the Border. He Didn’t Care to Listen.
- Immigration Court Backlog May Grow by Years on Shutdown
- High Court Should Not Become Political Pawn Over DACA
- Terrorism is Not a Thing to Cry Wolf About
- Policy Update (January 9-15, 2019)
January 8, 2019
- US Immigration Policy on a Collision Course with the Economy
- What to Do About Escalating Numbers of Asylum-seeking Families
- Senators Warm to Immigration Deal as Shutdown Solution
- Judge Temporarily Blocks ICE Agents from Arresting Cambodian Refugees
- How a Crackdown on MS-13 Caught Up Innocent High School Students
- Republicanism for Republicans
- Papua New Guinea: ‘Manus Refugees Await Freedom’
- Immigration Canada Preparing to Launch Revamped Family Reunification System
- Policy Update (December 19, 2018 – January 8, 2019)
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