CMS Removal Defense Project Reopens in Queens Office

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Catholic Migration Services is pleased to announce that it will reopen intake for removal and deportation defense proceedings in our Queens office in May 2013, with an intake day scheduled for Tuesday, May 28. The Removal Defense Project was reopened in our Brooklyn office in January 2013, coinciding with a successful re-structuring of the organization and the receipt of additional funding for our critical legal services.

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Queens Housing Coalition Meets with State Senator Jose Peralta

Friday, April 26, 2013

Senator Peralta addresses the Coalition on Friday evening.

Senator Peralta addresses the Coalition on Friday evening.

On Friday evening, the Queens Housing Coalition hosted New York State Senator Jose Peralta at its monthly meeting to discuss the importance of developing affordable housing at Willets Point.

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CMS and Catholic Charities Reach Out to Sandy-Impacted Immigrants in Coney Island

Sunday, April 21, 2013

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CMS’ Xiomara Bustamante, Aida Ocasio, Nanette Morales, Megan Helbling, and Ellen Ryan at Sunday’s event

On Sunday April 21, Catholic Migration Services (CMS) and Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) joined forces at Our Lady of Solace in Coney Island to bring their services to the neighborhood’s immigrant communities, who were hard-hit by Superstorm Sandy last October.

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Migration Day Mass Highlights Need for Immigration Reform in Brooklyn & Queens

Sunday, April 14, 2013

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer--one of the eight senators who drafted an immigration reform bill--discusses the importance of immigration reform at the Migration Day Mass in Brooklyn

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer discusses the importance of immigration reform at the Migration Day Mass in Brooklyn

On Sunday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered at St. James Cathedral-Basilica in downtown Brooklyn for the Diocese of Brooklyn’s annual Migration Day Mass. Catholic Migration Services, which coordinates the Diocese’s Ethnic Apostolates, helped organize the Mass and the cultural celebration that followed.

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Eighteenth Annual Bishop’s Golf Classic to Support CMS

DeSales Media Group will host the 2013 Bishops’ Golf Classic at North Hills Country Club in Manhasset, NY on Thursday, August 8th, 2013. (more…)

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CMS Hosts First Naturalization Workshop Using CitizenshipWorks

Friday, March 22, 2013

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Sharone Kaufman (right), supervising immigration attorney at CMS, assists clients at Friday’s workshop

On Friday, Catholic Migration Services hosted its first naturalization workshop using CitizenshipWorks, a multilingual online platform that guides aspiring citizens through the application process. The event was co-sponsored by the NALEO Educational Fund, Immigration Advocates Network, CUNY Citizenship Now!, Pro Bono Net, and the International Rescue Committee at the central branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.

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CMS & New Americans Campaign Announce Citizenship Week

Monday, March 11, 2013

ILRC_NAC-Logo_RGBIn coordination with the New Americans Campaign, New York City legal service providers and nonprofit organizations today announced a free week-long series of naturalization events that will take place in locations throughout the city from March 16-23, 2013.

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