The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently made important announcements impacting the rights of people from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Haiti who receive Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The following update explains what these changes mean and offers ways you can advocate
Gelasio, husband and father of two children, came to one of our walk-in legal clinics distraught because his landlord was demanding rent payments that Gelasio had already tendered. Gelasio, a Mexican immigrant from Oaxaca, had already lived in his apartment
On Sunday March 16th the Annual Catholic Appeal video premiered in every parish in the Brooklyn and Queens Diocese. The Annual Catholic Appeal is a critical funding source for many initiatives of our Diocese.The money raised from the appeal supports
Ramon worked as a butcher in the same market for over three years. He was paid a flat weekly salary with no overtime, even though he was working 72 hours per week. His boss treated him badly – demanding that
Overview Catholic Migration Services’ Employment Unit provides legal advice and representation to low-wage workers on a variety of issues that may arise in the workplace, including: How We Help Workers Catholic Migration Services provides free legal advice and representation to
Gabriel, a Mexican immigrant who works in a Brooklyn warehouse, has lived in his rent-stabilized apartment in Woodside with his family for ten years. After consulting with the Immigrant Tenant Advocacy Program in 2005, Gabriel discovered that his landlord was
On April 19, 2022, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) through October 19, 2023. Learn what this means for the Ukrainian community.
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.
As we embark on a New Year, January 1st marked the annual World Day of Peace. This year, on the 51st anniversary, in his World Day of Peace message, the Holy Father, chose the theme “Migrants and Refugees: Men and Women in