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.
United States of America   United States A step closer to the American dream?NEW YORK, 12 March 2010 (BBC<)—The earthquake in Haiti two months ago has provided a rare opportunity for the estimated 200,000 Haitians living in the US illegally.Read more< United States Catholics must combat ‘shadow industry’ of human trafficking, Archbishop Vlazny saysPORTLAND, 15 January 2010 (CNA<)—Human trafficking is a “shadow industry” and an example of slavery’s persistence, Archbishop of Portland, Oregon John Vlazny has said. Discussing how Catholics can help combat the crime, he recommended former slave St. Josephine Bakhita as a patroness for its victims.Read more< United States Bishops urge special status for Haitians in USWASHINGTON, D.C., 15 January, 2010 (Zenit<)—The U.S. bishops are supporting President Barack Obama's move today to allow Haitians currently in the United States to remain in the country for the next 18 months.Read more< United States of America US mulls DNA tests for some refugeesWASHINGTON, 5 November 2009 (AP<)—The Obama administration is considering using DNA tests for some foreign refugee applicants following a Bush-era pilot program that found massive fraud among those claiming family links to join relatives already in the United States.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<  |
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