Press Releases
CLINIC Presents CLINIC Champion Award to SC Ministry Foundation
By: Wendy Rhein
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Rhein
202-635-5825
wrhein@cliniclegal.org
CLINIC PRESENTS CLINIC CHAMPION AWARD TO SC MINISTRY FOUNDATION
Austin, TX (May 23, 2012) - The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) today recognizes the SC Ministry Foundation with its CLINIC Champion award as part of its 2012 Annual Convening.
“We are extremely grateful to the SC Ministry Foundation for its commitment to all immigrants and for its financial support of CLINIC and essential programs serving immigrants across the country,” said Maria M. Odom, CLINIC’s executive director. “Over the past decade, the SC Ministry Foundation has meaningfully invested in communities and in community programs,
CLINIC Launching Catholic Media Initiative for Citizenship in Los Angeles on April 28
By: Wendy Rhein
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Rhein
202 635 5825
wrhein@cliniclegal.org
CLINIC LAUNCHING CATHOLIC MEDIA INITIATIVE FOR CITIZENSHIP IN LOS ANGELES ON APRIL 28
"La Ciudadanía: Cambia Tu Vida"-Multi-media Initiative Unites Catholic-, Community-, and Media Organizations to Inspire 1.2 Million Eligible Angelenos to Naturalize
Los Angeles, CA -- April 26, 2012 - [En Español] -The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) is launching a first-of-its-kind series of public service announcements to encourage the 1.2 million eligible Hispanics in the Los Angeles metro area to thoughtfully consider: what does citizenship mean to you?
The extensive package of television, radio, and print PSAs, along with a dedicated naturalization help-line (855-6-CAMBIA) and an interactive website (www.cambiatuvida.us) will launch on Saturday, April 28 at 9:00am at a naturalization workshop at Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa in Los Angeles.
CLINIC Welcomes Revised Waiver Guidelines, Seeks Revisions
By: Wendy Rhein
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Wendy Rhein
202-635-5825 wrhein@cliniclegal.org
CLINIC Welcomes Revised Waiver Guidelines, Seeks Revisions
Washington, DC (April 2, 2012) - [En Español] - The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) is pleased that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued its proposed rule related to pre-adjudication of unlawful presence waivers for certain family members. The proposed rule permits spouses and minor/unmarried children of U.S. citizens to apply for and receive a provisional waiver of their unlawful presence in the U.S. before leaving this country for the processing of their immigrant visas. Prior unlawful presence in the United States is one of the most common grounds of inadmissibility under our nation’s immigration laws. Individuals seeking to legalize through a family petition have been able to apply for a waiver, but only at the time of their consular processing abroad. For that reason, the current process has caused prolonged family separation as individuals await adjudication of their waiver application in their home country.
LawLogix to Provide CLINIC Affiliates with New Benefits: Exclusive Pricing Discounts, Training & Certification Programs
LawLogix and CLINIC have entered into a multi-year partnership to provide immigration case management software to CLINIC’s large and growing network of non-profit legal services providers. Under the terms of the agreement, LawLogix will provide CLINIC affiliates across the U.S. with value added benefits including custom user training and certification programs. For more on the new pricing discounts and programs exclusively available to CLINIC members and subscribers) and for information on how to become a CLINIC affiliate, click on the aforementioned links in orange.
Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) February 14, 2012 --LawLogix Group, Inc., the proven leader in Immigration Forms and Case Management Softwareannounced today an exclusive multi-year partnership with Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) to provide immigration case management software to CLINIC’s large and growing network of non-profit legal services providers, the largest network of its kind in the country.
Under the terms of the agreement, LawLogix will provide CLINIC affiliates across the U.S. with special pricing discounts, custom user training, and exclusive certification programs designed to promote best practices for immigration case management through the LawLogix EDGE software
CLINIC Launches State and Local Immigration Policy Map
By: Wendy Rhein
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Rhein
202-635-5825
wrhein@cliniclegal.org
CLINIC LAUNCHES STATE AND LOCAL IMMIGRATION POLICY MAP
Washington, DC (February 10, 2012) - [En Español] - The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) today launches a new, interactive web feature highlighting state and local immigration initiatives across the country.
This feature is publically available for free, thanks to a grant from the Ford Foundation.
In 2007, CLINIC created a project to support advocates working to address the growing number of restrictionist immigration measures proposed and enacted at the state and local levels. After the collapse of comprehensive immigration reform in 2007, approximately 500 immigration-related bills were introduced by state legislators. By 2008, the number of proposed immigration-related bills had tripled to 1,562. In 2011, legislatures in all 50 states considered at least one measure related to immigrants, the most notably being the legislation enacted in Arizona.
CLINIC Applauds Revised Waiver Policy as Family-Friendly
By: Wendy Rhein
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Rhein
202-635-5825 wrhein@cliniclegal.org
CLINIC Applauds Revised Waiver Policy as Family-Friendly
Washington, DC (January 6, 2012) [En español] The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) applauds the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Obama Administration for the proposal announced today that would permit spouses and children of U.S. citizens to apply for waivers of their inadmissibility before leaving this country.
CLINIC Celebrates Pro Bono Project's Ten Years of Service for Immigrants
By: Wendy Rhein
Washington, DC (October 24, 2011) - The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Pro Bono Project through which nearly 800 vulnerable immigrants have received free representation in their appellate cases. Washington DC law firm Fried Frank hosted the reception with special guests in attendance, including the Honorable Immigration Judge Paul Schmidt, Acting Director of EOIR Juan Osuna, and Acting Chairman of the BIA David Neal.
CLINIC Awarded $600,000 Grant to Provide Citizenship Services
By: Wendy Rhein
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Rhein
202-635-5825 wrhein@cliniclegal.org
CLINIC Awarded $600,000 Grant to Provide Citizenship Services
Washington, DC - The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) was selected for a coveted national award from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to strengthen citizenship programs serving Legal Permanent Residents in four cities in the United States.
Required Participation in Secure Communities Creates Fear not Trust
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CONTACT: Wendy Rhein, Director,
Advancement Marketing & Communications
wrhein@cliniclegal.org or 202-635-5825
Required Participation in Secure Communities Creates Fear not Trust
WASHINGTON, DC - (August 11, 2011) - The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) strongly disagrees with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) August 6, 2011 announcement to mandate state and local participation in the controversial Secure Communities program.
On Friday, August 6, the Obama Administration's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) notified the 39 governors who already signed agreements, many that included voluntary opt-out clauses, that they in fact cannot opt out of the program. By 2013, DHS said, the program will be nationwide and will not seek local cooperation.
USCCB and CRS Chairmen Applaud Extension and Re-Designation of TPS to Haiti, Express Concern with Resumption of Deportations
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May 17, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON (May 17, 2011)—Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, and Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, chairman of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), today hailed the extension and re-designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haiti.
