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Sep 27, 2016: CLINIC Fellow Profile: Monica Callahan, where passion and culture meets
Sep 27, 2016: Monica Callahan began working with Catholic Immigration Services of Little Rock as a CLINIC Fellow less than a year ago. She did not have much exposure to the complex issues of immigration law, but was inspired by her background with the Spanish language. -
Sep 26, 2016: Will the sunset provisions be extended again?Sep 26, 2016: CLINIC attorneys examine the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program, which is set to expire on September 30, 2016, unless Congress takes action to reauthorize it.
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Sep 20, 2016: The 13th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference reflected hope beyond the turmoil of...
Sep 20, 2016: The Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference, co-sponsored by CLINIC, typically focuses on nonpartisan policy discussion with an academic focus. This year it offered an electorally timely twist: not just policy, but politics as well. -
Sep 13, 2016: Delayed Appreciation: My Naturalization Story
Advocacy Attorney Christy Williams and her parents after her graduation from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Sep 13, 2016: CLINIC Advocacy Attorney Christy Williams became a citizen five years ago. While she is proud of her experience, she remembers not seeing its true value until working with immigrants who had more challenging citizenship journeys. -
Aug 29, 2016: CLINIC Fellow Lauren Armbrester finds her calling
Aug 29, 2016: When talking to Lauren Armbrester, our CLINIC Fellow with Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh, it’s obvious she is passionate about working with immigrants in her community. As a newly accredited BIA representative, she doesn’t view this as just a job, but as a way to live her spirituality. -
Jul 25, 2016: CLINIC Fellow Profile: Estela Tirado, called to help immigrants like her parents
Estela Tirado, a CLINIC Fellow working with the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA), moved to the United States this past September and is excited to have a job she is personally connected to.
Jul 25, 2016: Estela Tirado, a CLINIC Fellow working with the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA), moved to the United States this past September and is excited to have a job she is personally connected to. -
Jul 22, 2016: Advocates seek changes to DACA at program’s four-year anniversaryJul 22, 2016: The deferred action for childhood arrivals program has successfully boosted the career and educational opportunities of its more than 700,000 participants, but there’s still more the Obama administration could do to improve it, a coalition of immigration advocates said in a report.
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Jul 7, 2016: CLINIC Fellows aim to educate while celebrating World Refugee Day
McKenzie Cantrell of Kentucky Equal Justice Center, a CLINIC affiliate, speaking about identifying discrimination during a World Refugee Day panel. Also participating was Kyle Chafin of the Lexington Fair Housing Council and Isabel Gereda Taylor, Multicultural Affairs Coordinator at the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, LFUCG.
Jul 7, 2016: Nathalie Dietrich and Silvia Arias Barber, both CLINIC Fellows in the Southeast, work with immigrants on a daily basis. Though they are always looking for ways to better serve this population, this past World Refugee Day offered a unique opportunity to also educate those unfamiliar with the experiences of immigrants in America.
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Sep 29, 2016: Immigration: the Facts, the Challenges and the Nonprofit ResponseSep 29, 2016: This past August, CLINIC Director Jeanne Atkinson presented at an event sponsored by SC Ministry Foundation, which gathered nearly 70 community partners.
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Jun 24, 2016: Religious leaders and immigration advocates express their disappointment in SCOTUS’s tied decisionJun 24, 2016: CLINIC's Executive Director Jeanne Atkinson among the many activists to speak out on behalf of immigrants in response to the Supreme Court’s tied decision in United States v. Texas. Read more here.
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Jun 20, 2016: One family’s journey to citizenshipJun 20, 2016: José and Marina Aguilar have overcome many obstacles on their road to becoming American citizens. This in-depth feature by the National Catholic Reporter and Global Sisters Report tells their story and how the upcoming Supreme Court ruling can impact many families like theirs. CLINIC’s Pat Zapor expounds on why the Catholic Church supports and advocates for fair immigration practices. Read more here.
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Jun 17, 2016: As the DACA/DAPA programs await their fate, deportations continueJun 17, 2016: CLINIC Executive Director Jeanne Atkinson and CARA Pro Bono Project officials weigh in on the status of deportations while SCOTUS deliberates. Read more here.
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Jun 16, 2016: CARA report on mothers targeted by DHS enforcement actions featured on NBC NewsJun 16, 2016: In a recently released report by the CARA Pro Bono Family Detention project, many Central American mothers discuss the mistreatment they experienced while detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas. NBC looks further in the actions of the immigration officials. Click here for the full story.
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May 16, 2016: Advocates for immigrants, Democratic Party are among those fretting about effects of deportation...May 16, 2016: CLINIC’s Michelle Mendez is among the sources quoted in this NBC News piece that looks at a wide range of possible effects of a reported plan for deportation enforcement push this spring. http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/can-democrats-rally-latino-vote-amid-immigration-arrests-n573271
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Apr 19, 2016: CLINIC’s Patricia Zapor offers context for current hostility toward immigrants in this article in...Apr 19, 2016: CLINIC’s Patricia Zapor offers context for current hostility toward immigrants in this article in Deseret News. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651102/Faith-groups-support-immigration-reform-but-many-believers-remain-anxious-about-the-immigrants.html?pg=all
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Apr 19, 2016: CLINIC’s Andres Abella was interviewed by Huffington Post about his time as a volunteer in the CARA...Apr 19, 2016: CLINIC’s Andres Abella was interviewed by Huffington Post about his time as a volunteer in the CARA Pro Bono Project. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/family-immigrant-detention-volunteers_us_57081462e4b0885fb50d202a
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Nov 10, 2015: CLINIC disheartened by 5th Circuit ruling; remains hopeful for immigrants on appealNov 10, 2015: Silver Spring, MD—The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) is disheartened by the Nov. 9 ruling in Texas v. United States by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The continued delay of administrative relief fails to recognize the contributions of those eligible for potential relief from deportation and poorly positions our nation to respond effectively to changing economic and social conditions.
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Sep 9, 2016: 18 CLINIC affiliates receive USCIS funding for Citizenship and Integration ServicesSep 9, 2016: Programs to help immigrants become citizens and integrate into American society will be bolstered by nearly $10 million in grants from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to 18 affiliates of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.
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Aug 31, 2016: CLINIC welcomes evaluation of private prison contractor use in immigration detention systemAug 31, 2016: Yesterday, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson directed the Homeland Security Advisory Council to evaluate whether DHS should stop contracting with private prisons for its immigrant detention facilities.
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Jun 23, 2016: Supreme Court tied vote continues block on Obama’s immigration actionsJun 23, 2016: SILVER SPRING, Maryland -- The Supreme Court’s 4-4 ruling today in U.S. v. Texas shatters the hopes of millions of immigrants who might otherwise have obtained temporary relief from immigration enforcement under two Obama administration programs. “We’re extremely disappointed,” said Jeanne Atkinson, executive director of Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., the largest network of nonprofit immigration legal services programs in the nation.
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Jun 15, 2016: CARA Report on Mothers Targeted by DHS Enforcement Actions Shows Disturbing Due Process ConcernsJun 15, 2016: DILLEY, TX –The stories of Central American mothers who were picked up for deportation in the latest round of federal enforcement actions shows a pattern of targeted scrutiny towards individuals who have viable asylum claims, states CLINIC and its partners in the CARA Pro Bono Family Detention project in a new report.
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May 25, 2016: Federal Government Steps Up Efforts to Deport Central American Mothers and Children Without Due...May 25, 2016: SAN ANTONIO, TX – Since news broke two weeks ago of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) renewed targeting of families and unaccompanied children fleeing violence in Central America, attorneys with the CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project at the South Texas Family Residential Center (STFRC) and the Karnes County Residential Center in Texas, have already seen 16 such families.
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May 20, 2016: Mothers and Children Detained in Violation of Court Order Plead for FreedomMay 20, 2016: Pleading for an end to their imprisonment, 69 mothers who have been detained with their children at the South Texas Family Residential Center, an immigration detention facility in Dilley, Texas, wrote a public letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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May 12, 2016: CARA: Government Continues to Undermine Access to Counsel and Due Process for Children and Mothers...
May 12, 2016: SAN ANTONIO, TX – CARA Family Detention Pro Bono Project partners pointed to a growing collection of evidence that the federal government and private prison companies are failing to provide child care adequate to ensure access to counsel and meaningful representation in family detention. This situation substantially increases the risk that legitimate asylum claims will go unheard and that such children and their mothers will be wrongfully deported back to the very dangers they fled.
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Nov 30, 2015: CLINIC joins calls to ‘welcome the stranger,’ particularly Syrian refugees
Nov 30, 2015: A majority of the nation’s governors have declared that their states will no longer welcome refugees from Syria. The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to block resettlement of Syrians for an undetermined length of time, demanding that the State Department revamp its already comprehensive and strict vetting process. -
Sep 26, 2014: Migrant Children, Uninvited Guests, and Welcoming the StrangerSep 26, 2014: The debate over the large-scale migration of children from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico has characteristically devolved into political theater. Perversely, as the evidence builds regarding the dangers that have driven the children's flight, opposition remains high in Congress and the Administration to a fair and full review of their claims to protection under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA).
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Nov 11, 2013: First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship (FirstGEN)
Nov 11, 2013: FirstGEN is a ten-week, summer program for undergraduate students who are the first in their immediate families to attend an institution of higher education. These individuals must be passionate about pursuing careers in social justice. Fellows gain hands-on experience working on civil rights matters as full time Public Policy and Social Justice interns while also participating in a parallel advocacy training program. FirstGEN creates a greater community of advocates by linking emerging leaders with existing ones and by creating a FirstGEN alumni network. Each fellow... -
Oct 4, 2013: Tropical Storm Karen GuidanceOct 4, 2013: DHS has just issued the attached tropical storm guidance, identical to guidance issued during past storms, to encourage immigrant communities to evacuate and seek shelter without fear of immigration enforcement actions. Since all the DHS technical staff have been furloughed, the department and components have no way to post this guidance on their websites. They are seeking our help in distributing it.
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Oct 1, 2013: Update from the NBC on Provisional WaiversOct 1, 2013: On September 26-27, 2013, CLINIC conducted a two-day training in Kansas City on provisional adjudication of unlawful presence waivers. The training included a presentation by Robert Blackwood, Assistant Section Director for Adjudications at the National Benefits Center (NBC), who gave an update on the waiver adjudication process at the NBC and answered questions from training participants. A summary of the information he provided appears below.
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Sep 24, 2013: New Policy on Minors and False Claims to U.S. CitizenshipSep 24, 2013: In two separate letters to Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Departments of State (DOS) and Homeland Security (DHS) indicated that both federal agencies are adopting a new policy regarding minors who make false claims to citizenship.
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Jul 31, 2013: CLINIC has a new home!
Jul 31, 2013: As of Monday, July 29, CLINIC’s National office will relocate from the Theological College in Washington, D.C. to nearby Silver Spring, Maryland. The new office location will allow CLINIC to offer trainings in-house and consolidate D.C.-based staff into a single location.CLINIC’s new contact information is8757 Georgia Avenue, Suite 850Silver Spring, Maryland.Main telephone: 301-565-4800Main fax: 301-565-4824 We look forward to seeing you in our new space! -
Jun 28, 2013: CLINIC Welcomes Senate Vote on Immigration Reform, Notes More Work to Be DoneJun 28, 2013: The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) commends the United States Senate for voting in favor of important changes to the nation’s broken immigration system. Yesterday, the Senate passed S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Competitiveness, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. The measure includes significant reforms to family- and employment-based immigration programs, provides an earned path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and provides for additional enforcement measures along the U.S.-Mexico border.