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
Catholic Migration Services explains the recent Presidential Proclamation suspending entry of certain immigrants during the recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic and what this means for the immigrant community.
Know-Your-Rights with changes to the Public Charge and the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Presione aquí para la versión en Español Catholic Migration Services is continuing to assist existing and new clients during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. However, we have limited our office operations to reduce health risks to visitors, staff and volunteers. For
On Monday, March 16th, in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Legal Services NYC and six other organizations, including Catholic Migration Services sent a letter to the Department of Justice requesting the option to reschedule merits hearings in New York immigration
On December 20, 2019 the United States Congress passed a new law as part of the Liberian Refugee Immigration Act (LRIFA) in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that allows certain Liberian nationals the opportunity to file for permanent residence
On Monday, January 27, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the public charge rule to go into effect, while litigation over the rule continues. This means the public charge rule is in effect, for now, in New York and most
We are increasing our efforts to bring you more news and information about a variety of topics related to Immigration. Check back soon for new posts on this topic.
Earlier this month Catholic Migration Services celebrated the Annual Diocesan Migration Day Mass celebrating the diversity of the Diocese of Immigrants. Held at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Prospect Heights, the multilingual celebration represented over 30 ethnic ministries. For
Catholic Migration Services recently partnered with New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI), Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, and Goldman Sachs to host a naturalization clinic where green card holders received