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.
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
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.
On April 8, 2020, Catholic Migration Services along with co-counsel at the firm of Eisner & Dictor, P.C., filed a case in the Southern District of New York on behalf of 19 home care workers, seeking millions of dollars of
Know-Your-Rights with changes to the Public Charge and the COVID-19 Pandemic.