Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Catholic Migration services is pleased to partner with The New Americans Campaign. This is a multi-state campaign to help legally qualified aspiring citizens navigate the path to becoming new Americans. Their major points of success are
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 On Wednesday, CMS’ Legal Director Robert McCreanor was interviewed on Telemundo’s live morning program, Buenas Dias Nueva York, where he discussed immigration reform and the supportive initiatives of the Catholic Church in this regard. Robert emphasized
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 On Wednesday night, Catholic Migration Services, New York Immigration Coalition, Health First, Health and Hospitals Corporation, and Arab American Family Support Center participated in a town hall meeting to discuss the impact that the healthcare reform
At a recent event to kick-off Labor Rights Week hosted by the Mexican Consulate in New York, CMS Staff Attorney Alice Davis spoke about the success of our work on behalf immigrant laborers who suffer workplace abuses. In 2009, CMS
The Spring/Summer issue of the American Bar Association’s Dialogue Magazine features the work of CMS’ Immigrant Tenant Advocacy Program in its Grantee Spotlight section. Click here to read the full article.
CMS legal staff recently assisted more than 100 El Salvadoran families to apply for renewal of Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In collaboration with Centro Hispano Cuzcatlan, CMS made a coordinated effort to provide easily accessible legal counseling and representation to
On Sunday July 14, CMS staff travelled to St. Rose of Lima parish in Far Rockaway to provide immigation, employment and housing legal consultations for individuals and families affected by Superstorm Sandy. In coordination with Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and
Catholic Migration Services is teaming up with Centro Hispano Cuzcatlan once again to assist El Salvadoran immigrants with re-registering their Temporary Protected Status (TPS), now through July 25.
Saturday, June 15, 2013 On Saturday, Catholic Migration Services–in collaboration with NALEO Educational Fund, Make the Road NY, and the New Americans Campaign–hosted a free workshop for immigrants eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship at P.S. 19 in Corona.
Sunday, June 2, 2013 Immigration reform has been all over the news for the past few months. While the possibilityof immigration reform has generated much hope and excitement for immigrant communities across the nation, it has also been a source