Tuesday, January 1, 2013 On New Year’s Day, the Diocese of Brooklyn held its annual celebration of Haitian Independence Day at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn. Deacon Paul Dorsinville, CMS’ Health Education Coordinator, spoke at the event, attended
The renewal period for Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitian nationals has been extended to Tuesday, January 29, 2013.
Línea Laboral, CMS’ bilingual workers’ rights hotline, was featured in a full-page article in the January 2013 edition of Nuestra Voz, the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Spanish-language newspaper.
Catholic Migration Services (CMS) is pleased to announce that it will re-open intake for removal and deportation defense proceedings in January 2013. This programmatic development coincides with a successful re-structuring of the organization and the receipt of additional funding for
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 On Tuesday night, the Queens Housing Coalition/CMS hosted its final monthly meeting of the year, followed by a holiday party. CMS, a member of the coalition, was on hand to provide information about our legal services
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 On Tuesday afternoon, CMS immigration counselors Corrylee Drozda and Megan Helbling visited the Dominican Academy, a Catholic college preparatory school for girls on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. They met with two classes of high school seniors
Sunday, December 9, 2012 On Sunday afternoon, CMS immigration counselor Marisol Canales and Línea Laboral operator Rebecca Rybaltowski hosted an immigration and workers’ rights clinic at St. Paul the Apostle in Corona.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012 On Wednesday evening, Queens Housing Coalition coordinator Ivan Contreras and tenant leaders attended a meeting to discuss the development plans proposed for Willets Point and Flushing Meadows Corona Park with City Council Member Julissa Ferreras and
Friday, November 30, 2012 On Friday evening, Queens Housing Coalition coordinator Ivan Contreras and Public Ally/Capacity Building Specialist Kimberley Kearns delivered donations to St. Camillus Church in Rockaway Park.
Catholic Migration Services is proud to be part of The New Americans Campaign, an unprecedented national effort that is paving a better path to citizenship and helping legal residents achieve their dream of becoming American citizens.