Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

By: Wendy Rhein

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CONTACT: Wendy Rhein
202-635-5825  wrhein@cliniclegal.org

CLINIC Applauds Revised Waiver Policy as Family-Friendly

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.  

By: Wendy Rhein

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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.

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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

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.  
 

Legal help agency recognized for its service to the indigent

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the 100-year-old social services organization working to reduce poverty in America, today presented its specially commissioned Centennial Medal to CLINIC, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

"This medal is presented as part of our recognition of organizations and individuals whose exceptional witness to the work to reduce poverty in the United States is compassionate and exemplary," said Rachel Lustig, C

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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.

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 26^th Conference

WASHINGTON — Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard will appear at the 8^th annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference hosted on April 26^th by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) and the Georgetown University Law Center.

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.

(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.