Press Releases
CLINIC Applauds Re-Designation of Temporary Protected Status for Haiti
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Wendy Rhein, Director of Advancement, Marketing & Communications
202-635-5825 or wrhein@cliniclegal.org
CLINIC APPLAUDS RE-DESIGNATION OF
TEMPOARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HAITI
Washington, DC - The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) supports the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for current TPS beneficiaries, as well as announcing the re-designation of TPS for eligible Haitians who entered the United States after the devastating earthquake in January 2010.
Utah Attorney General and former Arizona Attorney General to Discuss Role of States in Immigration Enforcement and Policymaking at April 26th Conference
April 19, 2011
Contact: Michelle Mittelstadt
202-266-1910
mmittelstadt@migrationpolicy.org
Utah Attorney General and former Arizona Attorney General to Discuss Role of States in Immigration Enforcement and Policymaking at April 26th Conference
WASHINGTON — Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard will appear at the 8th annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference hosted on April 26th by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) and the Georgetown University Law Center.
Deportations to Haiti Should be Halted, Say USCCB Migration Committee Chair and Chairman of Catholic Relief Services
WASHINGTON (Feb. 7) —In a joint letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano February 7, Archbishop José H. Gomez, Coadjutor Archbishop of Los Angeles and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration, and Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson, chairman of the Board of Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ international humanitarian agency, expressed opposition to the recent resumption of deportations to the nation of Haiti.
CLINIC Celebrates Pro Bono Project's Ten Years Of Service For Immigrants
(January 26, 2011) - The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Pro Bono Project through which almost 700 vulnerable immigrants have received free representation in their appellate cases.
The BIA Project is one of the nation’s only pro bono immigration appeals projects. Founded in January 2001, the project matches unrepresented immigrants facing deportation with volunteer attorneys and law students. Drawing on its long-standing commitment to empower legal services providers through education and training, CLINIC mentors volunteer attorneys to take on meaningful pro bono appellate cases.
CLINIC Executive Director and Other Advocates Honored by Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Charities USA Celebrates Mass and Awards in Honor of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Catholic Charities USA, one of the largest social service networks in the United States dedicated to the reduction of poverty, joined by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, will conduct a Mass awards ceremony honoring the memory of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 2nd annual Mass and awards will observe the 26th anniversary of the King holiday and recognize four individuals who inspire others to keep his dream alive. The event will take place Monday, January 17, 2011, at St. Aloysius Church in Washington, DC, in the shadows of the U.S. Capitol at 10 am.
U.S. Bishops’ President Sends Message of Support to Haitian Church, Committee Chairmen Outline Concrete Steps to Help Haiti
WASHINGTON (January 11, 2011)—Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), sent a message of support to Archbishop Louis Kebreau of Cap Haitien, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Haiti, on the first anniversary of the tragic earthquake that struck Haiti one year ago.
USCCB CHAIRMAN CALLS SENATE VOTE ON DREAM ACT “A SETBACK, NOT A DEFEAT”
DATE: December 21, 2010
FROM: Mar Muñoz-Visoso
O: 202-541-3202
M: 301-646-8616
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCCB CHAIRMAN CALLS SENATE VOTE ON DREAM ACT “A SETBACK, NOT A DEFEAT”
Archbishop Gomez reaffirms Church support for immigrant rights
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Jose Gomez, coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, today described the vote on the DREAM Act in the U.S. Senate as a “setback, not a defeat.”
USCCB Chairman Commends House Passage of DREAM Act
WASHINGTON—Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, coadjutor archbishop of Los Angeles and chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration, today commended the House of Representatives for passing the DREAM Act December 8.
"I commend the House of Representatives for their courageous and historic vote to give undocumented young persons a chance to reach their full, God given potential, through the DREAM Act," said Archbishop Gomez. The DREAM Act would provide a path to citizenship for young persons who were brought to the United States by their parents as children or infants.
CLINIC Chairman Bishop Soto Named Chairman of Catholic Campaign for Human Development
WASHINGTON (November 19, 2010) — Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento, California, has been named the new chairman of the Subcommittee on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the domestic anti-poverty program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The appointment was announced November 17, during the executive session of the Fall General Assembly of the USCCB.
USCCB Releases Report from Visit to Haiti & DR
USCCB Report Offers Recommendations for Moving Haiti Forward Post-Quake
A report from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops outlines several recommendations for helping Haiti move forward in the post-quake period. The recommendations are the result of a visit by a delegation of bishops and advocates, including CLINIC Executive Director Maria Odom, to Haiti and the Dominican Republic in August.
