CMS Migration Update: 2020
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............
Read MoreDecember 29, 2020
- As COVID-19 Vaccine Rolls Out, Undocumented Immigrants Fear Deportation after Seeking Dose
- ‘I Would Never Go Back’: Horrors Grow in Ethiopia’s Conflict
- US Citizen Spouses and Children of Undocumented Immigrants Will Finally Get Stimulus Checks
- Bangladesh to Ship New Group of Rohingya Refugees to Remote Island
- Alarm at Colombia Plan to Exclude Migrants from Coronavirus Vaccine
- Recent Literature and Resources on Catholic and Faith-Based Work with Immigrant Communities
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (22 de diciembre – 29 de diciembre de 2020)
December 22, 2020 – Special Edition, Christmas 2020
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- ‘There’s No Stopping The Baby.’ The Pandemic Won’t Cancel Posadas This Christmas.
- Andrea’s Story: Escaping Michoacán
- Hope, Redemption, and the Three Meanings of Advent
- Forty Years on, Why the US Should Continue to Welcome Refugees
- For African Migrants in Yemen, No Way Forward and No Way Back
- Interview: Wycliff, Mikono Supplier
- 10 Things You Might Not Know about Christmas in Canada
- Travel Restrictions Separate Families for Holiday Season
- Recent Literature and Resources on Catholic and Faith-Based Work with Immigrant Communities
- An Update on Refugees and Forcibly Displaced Persons Globally – December 2020
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (15 de diciembre – 22 de diciembre de 2020)
December 15, 2020
- Root Causes Initiative: Policy Framework
- Honduran Storm Survivors Form US-bound Migrant Caravan
- Trump Administration Finalizes Rule That Would Enforce ‘Near-Total Bans on Asylum’
- Ensuring Access to Lawful Status and Citizenship
- Guaranteeing Just and Humane Border Policies
- Reforming Enforcement and Ending Mass Detention
- Immigrant Essential Workers Have Helped Us Through This Long, Dark Pandemic (Opinion)
- IRCC Announces Opening Date of Special Measures for Refugee Claimants Working in Health Care During the Pandemic
- Urgent Support Needed for Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants Facing Trauma and Hardship
- Dominican University Is a Leader in Educating Immigrant Students
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (8 de diciembre – 15 de diciembre de 2020)
December 8, 2020
- ‘We Lost Everything:’ Central Americans Flee North After Back-to-Back Hurricanes
- NJ Democrats Reverse Stance, Reject Residents’ Pleas, And Vote to Continue Jailing NYC Immigrants
- US Held Dozens of Children, Including a 1-Month-Old, at Border for Several Days in Last 2 Months
- ‘Betrayed’ Black Asylum Seekers Say Trump Administration is Ramping Up Deportations by Force and Fraud
- Immigration, Executive Action Top Biden Preview of First 100 Days
- Quebec Suspends Refugee Resettlement
- Two Mentors
- Temporary Protected Status Solution for Undocumented Immigrants (Opinion)
- Charting a Course to Rebuild and Strengthen the US Refugee Admissions Program
- In Northern Alabama, Catholic Program Provides Support to Immigrants
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (24 de noviembre – 8 de diciembre de 2020)
November 24, 2020
- Local Priest: The Canary Islands Are ‘Turning Into A Prison’ for Migrant
- Trump, Pelosi Barrel Toward Final Border Wall Showdown
- Records Show Trump’s Border Wall Is Costing Taxpayers Billions More Than Initial Contracts
- Trump Administration Revives Talk of Action on Birthright Citizenship
- The Migration Surge is Coming (Opinion)
- Tigray Refugees Recount the Horrors of Ethiopia’s New Conflict
- Church Groups Help New Wave of Venezuelan Migrants
- Changes to the Pre-Removal Risk Assessment for Hong Kong
- 2020 Academic & Policy Symposium — Videos Now Available!
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (17 de noviembre – 24 de noviembre de 2020)
November 17, 2020
- The Future of Work: Labor Migrants in the 21st Century
- Lawyers Can’t Find the Parents of 666 Migrant Kids, a Higher Number Than Previously Reported
- Biden, a Lifelong Catholic, Receives Congratulations from Pope Francis
- Spanish Military Sets Up Camp for Migrants Stranded at Canary Islands’ Harbour
- 5 Ways Joe Biden’s Presidential Victory Could Affect Canada
- Even as Trump Cut Immigration, Immigrants Transformed U.S.
- Joe Biden and Dr. Fauci Praise the Work of Jesuit Refugee Service
- Cathy Majtenyi: We Must Open Doors Wide to Strangers (Opinion)
- Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Operations in Venezuela
- Judge Says Acting DHS Secretary Appointment Unlawful, Invalidates DACA Suspension
- Videos Now Available – Catholic Immigrant Integration Initiative Conference
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (3 de noviembre – 17 de noviembre de 2020)
November 3, 2020
- Pope Francis Calls Trump’s Family Separation Border Policy ‘Cruelty of the Highest Form’
- Number of Women Alleging Misconduct by ICE Gynecologist Nearly Triples
- Despite COVID-19, New Wave of Venezuelan Migrants Heads to Colombia
- Archbishop Tomasi Has Led the Vatican’s Fight Against Nuclear Weapons. Pope Francis Is Making Him a Cardinal.
- Could the COVID-19 Pandemic Be an Opportunity to End the Practice of Detaining Migrants?
- Lawyers Say Deportees to Cameroon Would be Flying on ‘Death Planes’
- Safe Third Country Rules Remain in Place
- Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Reveals Aggressive Second-Term Immigration Agenda
- In Northern Alabama, Catholic Program Provides Support to Immigrants
- Colombian Army and Police Launched Operation to Take Control of Irregular Trails
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (27 de octubre – 3 de noviembre de 2020)
October 27, 2020
- Pope Names 13 New Cardinals, Including Wilton Gregory of Washington
- Hong Kong Protester Says She Was Granted Asylum in Germany
- ICE Moves to Quickly Deport More Immigrants Without Court Hearings
- Migrants: Thirty People Intercepted Crossing Channel in Small Boats
- Donald Trump’s Refugee Policy Is Bureaucratic Sadism
- Do We Tolerate the Kidnapping of Children? This Election is Our Chance to Answer. (Opinion)
- EU Border Force ‘Complicit’ in Illegal Campaign to Stop Refugees Landing
- China Warns Canada to Halt ‘Blatant Interference’ as Feud Continues
- Data and Cooperation Required for Venezuela’s Refugee Crisis During COVID-19
- Two Scalabrini Priests Assist Vulnerable Groups during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (14 de octubre – 27 de octubre de 2020)
October 20, 2020
- Pope’s New Encyclical Targets ‘Divisive and Unpleasant Rhetoric’ on Migration
- Venezuelan Migrants Left in the Lurch as COVID-19 Stalls Regional Reforms
- ICE Agents Allegedly Called Themselves “Local Police” During Detention of Inwood Man
- With No Safety Net, Sonoma County Farmworkers Struggle Through Pandemic and Aftermath of Wildfires
- Cuomo Unveils Statue of Mother Cabrini
- US Border Agency Said It ‘Rescued’ a Honduran Woman and Newborn. Then It Separated Them and Detained Her
- COVID-19 Puts Migrant Integration Success Story in France at Risk
- Trump’s Most Inhumane Policy (Opinion)
- Mobility and Lockdown: Challenges to the Human
October 6, 2020
- Pope’s New Encyclical Offers ‘Voter’s Guide’ for Post-Pandemic World
- Bishop Seitz: Single-issue Voting Has Corrupted Christian Political Witness
- How a 1965 Immigration Law Forever Changed the Makeup of America (Opinion)
- USCCB President and Migration Chairman Respond to Announcement of Lowest Refugee Designation in the History of US Refugee Resettlement
- Trump’s Refugee Ceiling Is Bad for Everyone But Bigots (Opinion)
- New Round of Protests Shakes Venezuela as Public Services Fail
- Georgetown Law Represents Plaintiffs in Lawsuit Challenging Public Charge Rule
- Government Introduces New Border Measures to Protect Canadian Public Health, Provides Update on Travel Restrictions
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (29 de septiembre – 6 de octubre de 2020)
September 29, 2020
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- Holy Father Prays for Displaced on World Day of Migrants and Refugees
- Written Testimony of Most Reverend Mario E. Dorsonville, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington, Chair of the Committee on Migration of the USCCB, for House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Hearing: “Immigrants as Essential Workers During COVID-19”
- The 100 Most Influential People of 2020: Sister Norma Pimentel
- Rohingya Crisis ‘A Scar on the Conscience’ of Myanmar, Burmese Cardinal Says
- ‘I Was Born into a New Life’: How a Canadian Street Priest Became a Catholic Cardinal Overnight
- How COVID-19 Has Created a Crisis on the Venezuela-Colombia Border
- To Collaborate in Order to Build (Video)
- Church in Australia in Prayer for Migrant Day
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (22 de septiembre – 29 de septiembre de 2020)
September 22, 2020
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- Pope Offers Thoughts for Victims of Fires at Moria Refugee Camp
- TPS Holders Are Part of Our Ignatian Family
- For More than A Decade in Pittsburgh, We Lived the US Immigration Nightmare. The Pandemic Sealed Our Move to Canada.
- For Rohingya Refugees, Patchwork Justice Leaves Crimes Unpunished.
- Jordan Returns Refugees to Desolate Syrian Border Camp, Rights Groups Cry Foul
- Migration: Partnerships as the Key to Alleviating the Ravages of COVID-19
- The Growing #SaveAsylum Movement
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (15 de septiembre – 22 de septiembre de 2020)
September 15, 2020
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- Trump’s Policies on Refugees Are as Simple as ABCs
- Yemen: Houthis Kill, Expel Ethiopian Migrants
- CLINIC Releases Template Comment in Response to EOIR Proposed Rule to Overhaul BIA Processes
- Involve In Order to Promote (Video)
- Nearly 9,000 Migrant Children Have Been Expelled under Pandemic Border Policy, Court Documents Say
- COVID-19 Interrupts Flow of Foreign Students to U.S. (Opinion)
- Canada’s Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery Must Be Immigrant-focused
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Venezuelan refugees & migrants in the region – As of September 2020
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (1 de septiembre – 15 de septiembre de 2020)
September 1, 2020
- Legal Hurdles, Pandemic Would Bedevil Biden Efforts to Undo Trump Immigration Overhaul
- Nowhere Else to Go
- How COVID-19 Made Sex Trafficking in Latin America Much Worse
- The First Chinese-American Woman to Vote in the US Fought For Immigrants
- What Will Canadian Immigration Look Like Post-Coronavirus?
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (25 de agosto – 1 de septiembre de 2020)
August 25, 2020
- At Homeland Security, I Saw Firsthand How Dangerous Trump Is for America (Opinion)
- ‘White Supremacy’ Was Behind Child Separations – and Trump Officials Went Along, Critics Say
- Deaths, Disappearances, and Deportations in the Mediterranean
- ‘The Melting Pot’ Is An Outdated Image of America. We Need a New Metaphor to Define the Nation.
- The Renegade Priest Helping Undocumented People Survive the Pandemic
- Some Asylum Seekers Who Cared for Patients in Pandemic to Get Permanent Residency
- The Faces of Those Fleeing Venezuela
- Immigration Nation
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (18 de agosto – 25 de agosto de 2020)
August 18, 2020
- POPE’S GENERAL AUDIENCE: If We Do Not Take Care of One Another, We Cannot Heal the World
- To Share In Order to Grow (Video)
- GAO Says Wolf, Cuccinelli Appointments at DHS Invalid
- BREAKING: Trump Admin Drops Appeal of Court Ruling That Ken Cuccinelli Was Illegally Appointed
- Canada Offers Immigration Support to Lebanon
- South African Bishops Warn Children without Birth Certificates Face Life on ‘Fringes of Society’
- A Guide for Attorneys, ICE Provisions for Access to Counsel in the Time of COVID-19
- Venezuelan Does Funerals Alone in Peru Cemetery Amid Virus
- Immigrant Detention and COVID-19: How a Pandemic Exploited and Spread through the US Immigrant Detention System
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (11 de agosto – 18 de agosto de 2020)
August 11, 2020
- The Number of Immigrants Who Have Died in ICE Custody Is The Highest Since 2006
- El Paso: One Year Later (Part 1)
- The Cost of Applying for US Citizenship Is Dramatically Increasing
- A Year After Mississippi ICE Raids, Chicken Plants Face Few Penalties as Families Suffer
- Cuccinelli Relaxed Oversight of DHS Intel Office
- Being Black and Immigrant in America
- The Struggles of Stranded, Returning and Newly Departing Venezuelans During the Global Pandemic
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (28 de julio – 11 de agosto de 2020)
July 28, 2020
- Canadian Court: Safe Third Country Agreement with US Violates Rights
- Break Up the Department of Homeland Security
- Religious Freedom Violations Are the Hidden Cost of a Border Wall (Opinion)
- American Catastrophe Through German Eyes (Opinion)
- Trump’s Immigration Strategy Is a Casualty of Covid-19 (Opinion)
- Vermont City Hit Hard by News of Immigration Furloughs
- Trump Administration Has Put DACA Applications ‘On Hold’ Despite Supreme Court Ruling Restoring Program
- Venezuelan Bishop Pleads for Help: ‘Either COVID Kills Us or Hunger Kills Us’
- Thoughts from the First Floor: How Do We Move Forward?
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (21 de julio – 28 de julio de 2020)
July 21, 2020
- Letter to Vice President Mike Pence Calling for Protection of Religious Minorities
- Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2019
- Statement of H.E. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva; 78th Standing Committee, Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Program, UNHCR Statement on “Resettlement and Complementary Pathways”
- Diversity Visa Lottery Winners Are Out of Luck with Trump’s Ban on the Program
- Judge Orders Trump Administration to Accept New DACA Applications
- The Migration Issue of Americas Quarterly
- Crisis Could Bring Spike in Refugee Backlog
- Trying to Rescind Student Visas Was a Form of Cruelty. It Was Also Reckless.
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (30 de junio – 21 de julio de 2020)
July 7, 2020
- Asylum
- White House Preparing Broad New Asylum Restrictions
- Congress Should Exercise Its independence: Pass Immigration Reform and Provide Help for DREAMers
- Pandemic Expected to Cause Drop in Catholic Schools’ International Students
- When You Are Paid 13 Hours for a 24-Hour Shift
- Refugees Raise Voices to Push for Racial Justice
- Policy Update – Submit a Public Comment
June 30, 2020
- Five DACA Recipients on What’s Next
- Asylum at the Border Is ‘Effectively Over,’ El Paso Bishop Says
- Judge Rules Migrant Children in Government Family Detention Centers Must Be Released Due to Coronavirus
- Asylum Rule Template
- Migrant’s Death Brings Tears, Prayers
- How Plunging Remittances are Threatening Lives in Venezuela
- Supreme Court Denies Asylum Seekers the Right to Appeal Deportation Rulings
- Catholic Refugee Agency: Immigrant Detention in UK Promotes ‘Culture of Death’
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (23 de junio – 30 de junio de 2020)
June 23, 2020
- The True Costs of Deportation
- Celebrate, Then Keep Fighting, DACA Advocates Say
- The Supreme Court Just Saved the Dreamers — and Trump
- Black Catholics: Words Not Enough as Church Decries Racism
- Trump Administration Proposes New Obstacles for Asylum Seekers
- Call for an Urgent Justice Mechanism for Repatriated Migrant Workers
- Priest Organizes Gift Bags for Quarantined Migrant Workers
- COVID-19’s Double Dangers for Venezuelan Women in Colombia
- “To Be Close in Order to Serve” (Video)
- Refugees’ Struggle Harder Than Ever, Says English Bishop
- Actualización de Política (10 de junio – 23 de junio de 2020)
- Policy Update
June 10, 2020
BLACK LIVES MATTER
As a think-tank and educational institute dedicated to public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, CMS has consistently identified ideologies of exclusion — racism, nativism, and white supremacy — as destructive and lethal forces in the US and global immigration systems. We’ve devoted this issue of the Migration Update to the global protests that have occurred since the killing of George Floyd by police and to Catholic responses to racism. Most of the articles in this update are not directly related to international migration or refugee protection; however, addressing anti-black racism is essential for creating an inclusive society and a welcoming Church.
- Pope Francis on The Death of George Floyd: We Cannot Tolerate Racism and Claim to Defend Life
- Wilton Gregory, America’s Only Black Catholic Archbishop, Goes from Diplomat to Detractor in the Wake of George Floyd’s Death
- After ‘Taking a Knee,’ Border Bishop Gets a Call from the Pope
- US Bishops: Systematic Racism Led to The Death of George Floyd
- Pope Calls Archbishop Gomez to Thank U.S. Bishops for Response to George Floyd Death
- Killing of George Floyd Exposes Blind Spot on Racism, Catholic Advocates Say
- Amid Protests, Phoenix Police Swept Up Immigrants on Mistaken Charges. Now They Face Deportation.
- We All Must Say ‘Black Lives Matter’ (Opinion)
- Catholic Leaders Are Reacting to the George Floyd Case. Here’s What They’re Saying.
- Actualización de Política (2 de junio – 10 de junio de 2020)
- Policy Update
June 2, 2020
- As Supreme Court Nears Decision, Thousands of DACA Recipients Are on the COVID-19 Front Lines
- Canada Opens Door To International Students While U.S. Shuts It
- Asylum Seekers in Limbo Due to Trump Policies, Says New Report
- Declaration of Faith-Based Organizations of the Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) and RED CLAMOR Donor Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Countries of the Region, Amid COVID-19
- Italy’s Coronavirus Amnesty: Migrant Rights or Economic Self-Interest?
- Thousands of Malian Refugees Flee Burkina Faso Camps After Attacks
- The love of God is universal. But God is not neutral. | Statement by Dylan Corbett
- Actualización de Política (19 de mayo – 2 de junio de 2020)
- Policy Update
May 19, 2020
- A US Immigration Agency Could Run Out of Money by the End of Summer Without a $1.2 Billion Bailout
- Who Suffers Most During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
- I Do Not Want to Tell this Story
- Citizenship is Facing an Existential Crisis. Can Political Theology Help?
- International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC)
- Young Priest Loses Mentor, Then His Father — Both to Virus
- 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees is Sunday, September 27, 2020
- What’s Happening in Venezuela’s COVID-19 Border Quarantines?
- Will Canada Be As Open to Immigrants After COVID-19?
- Actualización de Política (12 de mayo – 19 de mayo de 2020)
- Policy Update
May 12, 2020
- Assisting Internally Displaced People – Vatican Issues New Guidelines
- The US Is Exporting COVID-19 to Latin America. We Should Instead Be Working with Our Neighbors.
- Plight of Migrants During COVID-19 Pandemic Highlighted by Caritas
- Mothers in Sanctuary, Living in Churches for Over Two Years, Endure Isolation
- Immigrant Workers Face Economic Uncertainty During COVID-19 Shutdown
- The Shadow War on the Venezuela-Colombia Border
- Freeland Mum on Whether Hong Kong Asylum Seekers Will be Granted Refuge as Bigger Wave Predicted
- Nigerian Bishop Ranks Migration a Bigger Issue Than Abortion, Climate
- Actualización de Política (5 de mayo – 12 de mayo de 2020)
- Policy Update
May 5, 2020
- Report Highlights Role of Immigrants as Essential Workers in COVID Fight
- Ray Bertrand Interviews David Hollenbach, S.J.
- UK Catholic Groups Urge Temporary Residency for Migrants During Corona-Crisis
- #GiveTogetherNow Campaign
- Thoughts from the Fourth Floor (Reflection in English and Spanish)
- Immigration Suspension: All Hat and No Cattle?
- R4V Flash Update: COVID-19, 1 May 2020
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Travel Restrictions, Exemptions and Advice
- Actualización de Política (28 de abril – 5 de mayo de 2020)
- Policy Update
April 28, 2020
- ACCU Releases Statement on Emergency Relief for Students
- COVID-19: No One Must Be Forgotten
- COVID-19 Global Immigration Detention Platform
- Canada Is Releasing Immigration Detainees at ‘Unprecedented’ Rates Amid COVID-19 Fears
- ICE’s “Mind-Blowing” Barriers to Posting Bond Keep Immigrants Locked Inside Coronavirus Hot Spots
- Immigrant Doctors Want to Help Fight COVID-19 but Are Stymied by State Licensing Laws
- Op-Ed: I’m an Immigrant Doctor Treating COVID-19 Patients. Death Isn’t My Only Fear Right Now
- Federal Relief Leaves Out DACA Students
- Thousands of Venezuelan Migrants Return Home as Colombia Lockdown Brings Tough Choices
- Actualización de Política (21 de abril – 28 de abril de 2020)
- Policy Update
April 21, 2020
- Watch Out for Syrian Refugees, Not Just for VIRUS!
- Fire Tears Through Greece Refugee Camp After Coronavirus Protest
- The COVID-19 Excuse? How Migration Policies Are Hardening Around the Globe
- Catholic Leaders Join Grassroots Campaign to Help Migrants during COVID-19 Crisis
- Catholic Think-Tanks Publish Research on the Future of Work for Migrants
- First, Save Lives: Solutions for the COVID-19 Pandemic and New Solidarity with Migrants and Refugees
- How the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is Affecting Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship and Passport Services
- Broken Ties, Frozen Borders: Colombia and Venezuela Face COVID-19
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (14 de abril – 21 de abril de 2020)
April 14, 2020
- CORONAVIRUS IN TEXAS: Pandemic, Border Crackdown Hamper Catholics’ Aid to Migrants
- Migrants and COVID-19
- Dear American Citizens: A Message for You About “Social Distancing.” From an Undocumented Immigrant.
- Coronavirus Report: The Hill’s Steve Clemons Interviews David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee
- Statement on the COVID-19 Implications for Migrant Workers
- The Latin American Church Intensifies Work with Migrants and Refugees During Coronavirus Crisis
- El Paso Bishop Calls for Release of Nonviolent Migrants in Detention
- Caritas Internationalis Appeals to Governments During Pandemic
- With COVID-19 Clampdown, Number of Asylum Seekers at Canada-U.S. Border Slows to a Trickle
- ‘Nothing left’: Venezuelans Head Home Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (7 de abril – 14 de abril de 2020)
April 7, 2020
- There’s Only One Thing Stopping Trump From Deporting Health Care Workers
- ‘Essential’ But Unwanted: Coronavirus Reveals Another American Double Standard
- With All Eyes on COVID-19, Refugee Suffering Continues in Greece, Turkey and Syria
- In the News: EU Court Cites Three Countries on Failures to Admit Asylum Seekers
- Fighting COVID-19 in India: Prayer, Solidarity, Hope
- US Bishops’ Chairman for Domestic Justice and Human Development Praises Lawmakers for Historic Emergency Legislation on Coronavirus Relief
- Coronavirus May Produce Misery Beyond Disease for Migrants
- COVID-19 Analytical Snapshots
- More than Nine-in-Ten People Worldwide Live in Countries with Travel Restrictions Amid COVID-19
- Canada Could Face Legal Trouble Over Refugee Deportations: Advocates
- Venezuelan Refugees Struggled to Find Healthcare in Colombia. That Was Before Coronavirus.
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (31 de marzo – 7 de abril de 2020)
March 31, 2020
- Sisters in Health Care, Advocacy, and Immigration Respond to Expanding Needs of Coronavirus Situation
- Greek Island Refugee Camps Face Coronavirus ‘Disaster,’ Aid Groups Warn
- Read: Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi Address on Coronavirus and Jesus Calming the Storm
- Asylum Seekers Deserve Better, Say Advocates
- Heartwarming Story of Refugee Family Giving Back During the Corona Pandemic
- Church Leaders Urge that Migrants Not be Forgotten During Coronavirus Pandemic
- There is No Good News
- Experts: Venezuela Is ‘Worst Case Scenario’ for Coronavirus
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (24 de marzo – 31 de marzo de 2020)
March 24, 2020
- Two Draft Notifications of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Services Between the United States and Canada and Between the United States and Mexico
- Order Suspending Introduction of Persons From A Country Where a Communicable Disease Exists
- Suspension of Introduction of Persons into United States from Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes
- 13 Changes to the US Immigration System During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- Venezuela’s Medical System Has Already Collapsed. What Will Happen When the Coronavirus Hits?
- General Covid-19 Resources
- Justice for Immigrants COVID-19 Resource Page
- Coronavirus Update From KBI
- Jesuit Refugee Service Mission Continues Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
- Building Blocks and Challenges for the Implementation of the Global Compact on Refugees in Africa
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (17 de marzo – 24 de marzo de 2020)
March 17, 2020
- USCCB President’s Reflection and Prayer During Coronavirus
- Statement by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Faith in the Time of Coronavirus
- Venezuela, Already in Crisis, Reports 1st Coronavirus Cases
- Coronavirus Outbreak Likely at Immigrant Detention Center
- Immigration Hearings Delayed, 1 Court Shut Over COVID-19
- Trump Says UK and Ireland Now Included in European Travel Restrictions
- Xenophobia Puts Us All at Greater Risk of Getting the Coronavirus: Outdated Prejudice and a New Pandemic
- International Migration and Work: Charting an Ethical Approach to the Future
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (10 de marzo – 17 de marzo de 2020)
March 10, 2020
- A Personal Reflection on Hope in a Time of Crisis
- A Catholic Case for Open Borders
- Mediterranean Deaths, Somali Unrest, and the Cost of Coronavirus: The Cheat Sheet
- ‘Forced Like Jesus Christ to Flee’
- Faces of DACA: What’s at Stake
- Former UK Government Minister Now Leads Efforts to Help Asylum Seekers
- Europe Risks New Migration Meltdown as Erdogan Opens Floodgates
- Canada’s Special Measures to Help Temporary and Permanent Residents and Applicant’s Affected by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Venezuela’s Refugee Crisis is an International Emergency (Opinion)
- Humanitarian Crisis of “Staggering” Dimensions Heightens in Idlib
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (3 de marzo – 10 de marzo de 2020)
March 3, 2020
- Pope Prays for Refugees Displaced by War
- Editorial: Trump is Winning His War on Immigration
- Judge: Military Funds for Washington State Can’t Go to Wall
- Confusion on the Border as Appeals Court Rules Against Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy
- The Real Objective of Mob Violence Against Muslims in India
- Mother of Man Shot by ICE in Brooklyn Demands Investigation
- How the Coronavirus Outbreak Could Hit Refugees and Migrants
- Gatherings Banned, Travel Restricted As Coronavirus Cases Grow Worldwide
- ‘They Wanted a Better Life’: The Young Venezuelans Escaping into Brazil Alone
- Immigrants Flock to Canada, While US Declines
- Policy Update
- Research Update
- Actualización de Política (26 de febrero – 3 de marzo 2020)
February 25, 2020
- DACA Renewals and the Supreme Court: What You Need to Know
- Father of Two Faces Deportation After NJ Police Turn Him Over to ICE, in Possible Violation of State Policy
- Opinion | This Latest Trick from the Trump Administration Is One of the Most Despicable Yet
- Aid Efforts ‘Overwhelmed’ by Humanitarian ‘Catastrophe’ in Idlib
- News Daily: Immigration Plans, Brit Awards and Coronavirus
- Latest Immigration Appointment Signals Shakeup Pushed by White House
- In Colombia, A Community Displaced by War Welcomes Venezuelans with Open Arms
- In Colombia, A Community Displaced by War Welcomes Venezuelans with Open Arms
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (5 de febrero – 25 febrero de 2020)
February 4, 2020
- Border Observatory: 2020 Situation Report: Remain In Mexico
- Catholic Leaders Condemn Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Trump’s ‘Wealth Test’ on Immigrants
- Nigerians in New York Worry Expanded Travel Ban Will Hurt Family Ties
- A Step Forward for 10,000 Rohingya Refugee Children
- Pakistani Archbishop, Now a Canadian, Focuses on Helping Asylum-seekers
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (29 de enero – 4 de febrero de 2020)
January 28, 2020
- Catholic Aid Agency Praises UN Court Ordering Myanmar to Protect Rohingya
- Historic UN Human Rights Case Opens Door to Climate Change Asylum Claims
- Trump’s New Executive Order Is Making Refugee Resettlement More Difficult
- Bishops and Caritas Sound Alarm Against Human Trafficking in Papua New Guinea
- Tunisia: North Africa’s Overlooked Migration Hub
- Immigration Detention in Austria: Where the Refugee “Crisis” Never Ends
- Pope Francis Calls on All Christians to Show Hospitality to Each Other — and to Migrants
- Colombia’s Migrant Crisis: Are Venezuelan Refugees Still Welcome?
- Canadian Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Human Smuggling Case, Affirming Acquittals
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (15 de enero – 28 de enero de 2020)
January 14, 2020
- Refugee and Migrant Response Plan 2020, for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela
- Trump says most asylum seekers don’t show up for their court hearings. A new study shows 99% do.
- Texas Becomes First State to Bar Refugees Under Trump Executive Order
- New Data: Legal Immigration Has Declined Under Trump
- Las 5 Claves que Muestran el Castigo de Trump a los Migrantes. Y qué Pasará en 2020
- What Happens to the American Children of Asylum-seekers in Canada?
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (8 de enero – 14 de enero de 2020)
January 7, 2020
- US Church Stands in Solidarity with Refugees and Migrants
- Targeting El Paso
- Notes from a Small Island: The Syrian Refugees Who Went to Bute
- Firings at Trump Property Cap Year of Purging Undocumented Workers
- US Opens Immigration ‘Tent Courts’ to Public
- A Glimpse of God
- Statement by H.E. Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Apostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva at the Global Refugee Forum – General Debate on Burden- and Responsibility-Sharing
- New Asylum Laws to Restrict Flow of Immigrants from US Yield Few Results
- Innovative Programme Helps Lift Venezuelan Refugees Out of Poverty
- Policy Update
- Actualización de Política (24 de decimebre de 2019 – 7 de enero de 2020)
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