During a time when going to work has the possibility of threatening our lives, organizations fighting on behalf of low-wage workers are facing cuts in funding. Our Workers’ Rights Managing Attorney Magdalena Barbosa comments in a recent article by the New
Catholic Migration Services filed two cases in Queens County Supreme Court on behalf of tenants who allege that their landlord charged them more than the legally permissible rent for many years. Along with pro bono counsel from Simpson, Thacher and
On June 18, 2020 the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Trump Administration’s termination of the DACA program in 2017 was unlawful, thus allowing almost 800,000 DACAmented community members, including 45,000 residents of New York, who call
As we pass three months of quarantine, immigrant workers are the enduring heartbeat of the City, sustaining New Yorkers who have been heeding the advice to self-isolate. They deliver groceries despite many feeling unsafe in stores. They work in the
Read more to learn about a statement recently issued by Catholic Migration Services regarding the brutal, senseless, and inhumane killing of George Floyd in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in black and brown communities.
If you missed last week's Virtual Immigration Town Hall via Facebook Live, watch the recap to learn how COVID-19 is impacting immigrants, tenants and workers during this difficult time.
En un articulo en Nuestra Voz, el periódico hispano de la Diocesis de Brooklyn- informaron a la comunidad sobre los servicios que Catholic Migration Services siguen de brindar para trabajadores en medio de la pandemia del coronavirus.
Catholic Migration Services is proud to recognize the recent appointment of Magdalena Barbosa, Managing Attorney with the Workers' Rights Program to Mayor de Blasio's new advisory council on labor and workforce development.
As hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers lose their jobs or part of their income due to the pandemic, Catholic Migration Services is assisting tenants who are thinking of going on a "rent strike" - refusing to pay rent. We
On April 29, 2020 Legal Services NYC and Catholic Migration Services as an organizational plaintiff - filed a lawsuit before the Southern District of New York against the Executive Office for Immigration Review, AKA "immigration court" (EOIR) challenging the EOIR's