Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

CLINIC submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security on the safe harbor procedures for employers who receive SSA No-Match letters.

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CLINIC, a subsidiary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB),
supports a national network of community-based immigration programs. The
network includes nearly 200 affiliated immigration programs, which operate
out of almost 300 offices in 48 states. The network employs roughly 1,200
attorneys and “accredited” representatives who, in turn, serve 600,000 lowincome
and at-risk immigrants each year. CLINIC and its network serve the
most vulnerable migrants such as refugees, asylum-seekers, detainees,
families in need of reunification, laborers in the workplace, victims of
domestic violence, and survivors of human trafficking. The CLINIC network
represents low-income immigrants without reference to their race, religion,
ethnic group, or other distinguishing characteristic.

The CLINIC network has experienced the adverse impact on U.S. workers —
including work-authorized immigrants and U.S. citizens — of the Social
Security Administration’s (SSA’s) no-match letters. Every year CLINIC
responds to severe problems caused by no-match letters in numerous cases
that are brought to its attention by its member agencies, immigrant workers,
and employers. These include unjustified terminations, job resignations by
persons who are authorized to work, the exploitation of workers, and the
erosion of workers rights.
CLINIC is a tax-exempt subsidiary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bi

A copy of the complete letter is available here.