The International Catholic Migration Commission
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
North America   United States Cardinal McCarrick brings immigration reform message to SenateWASHINGTON D.C., 11 October 2009 (CNA<)—Comprehensive immigration reform is needed to help bring undocumented immigrants “out of the shadows” and to reunite them with their families, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington Cardinal Theodore McCarrick told a Senate subcommittee on Thursday.Read more< Yemen Yemen's forgotten refugee crisisYEMEN, 11 October 2009 (The Guardian<)—As conditions in Yemen worsen, hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees are increasingly abandoned and abused.Read more< United States US to reform immigration detentionWASHINGTON DC, 7 October 2009 (BBC<)—The US government has announced plans to use sites like converted hotels and nursing homes to house some immigrants awaiting processing or deportation.Read more< United States Bishops issue statement on first anniversary of Postville enforcement actions, continue call for immigration reformWASHINGTON, 12 May 2009 (USCCB<) — To commemorate the first anniversary of the Postville, Iowa, immigration worksite enforcement action, Bishop John C. Wester, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Migration released a statement recalling the humanitarian cost of such actions and calling, once again, for the reform of US immigration policies.Read more<  Turkey US Consul General visits ICMC TurkeyISTANBUL 5 February 5, 2009 — ICMC Turkey, the regional Overseas Processing Entity (OPE) for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, had the pleasure of receiving Sharon Wiener, the United States Consul General in Istanbul.Read more< Latin America Migration major force in Americas for years to comeANTIGUA, 4 February 2009 (CNS<)—To escape war and poverty, Latin Americans will continue to flock to neighboring countries and to the United States for work and security, making migration a dominant economic and social force in the Americas for years to come, migration experts said. ICMC Secretary General comments on the important pastoral and social role the Church has to play.Read more<  |
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