Immigrant Tenant Advocacy Program manager Joshua Butnick with staff attorney Kenny Minaya.
CMS is currently accepting applications from first and second year law students for summer legal internships in the following three program areas: immigration legal services (affirmative filings and removal defense), immigrant tenant advocacy (housing legal services), and immigrant workers’ rights (employment legal services). (more…)
On August 27, 2012 representatives of Catholic Migration Services met with government officials to renew an alliance that has been promoting the rights of immigrant workers since 2009. (more…)
Some of our supporters enjoying the event.
On the evening of September 20th, 2012, invited guests gathered for the Catholic Migration Services Fall Benefit, sponsored by Time Warner. From our event space on the 10th Floor of the Time Warner Center, our attendees had a beautiful view of Central Park and the surrounding cityscape of Columbus Circle as the sun set across midtown Manhattan.
The Obama administration has announced that it will stop deporting DREAM Act-eligible youth. What’s more, it will use its administrative authority to grant, on a case-by-case basis, deferred action and work authorization to young people who meet the following criteria: (more…)
*Registration for our dinners is now closed. If you would like to support our work, please use the “Donate Now” Button on this page.*
Our annual Shining Stars Award Dinners will take place on Friday, September 28th and Friday, October 5th, 2012. To accommodate the nearly 800 attendees expected to attend these dinners, the schedule of apostolate honorees for each night is as follows: (more…)
Catholic Migration Services recently entered into formal partnership with Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) and the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) to assist in carrying out a large-scale naturalization campaign, aiming to process hundreds of citizenship applications for eligible individuals and families in Brooklyn and Queens over the coming year. This project is part of a national effort that brings together a coalition of powerful organizations such as the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, the National Immigration Forum, Immigrant Advocates Network, International Rescue Committee and Pro Bono Net. CMS is proud to have been selected as a local partner in this collaboration. We look forward to a successful project which will bring the benefits of citizenship to many people within the communities of our Diocese. (more…)
