ADVOCACY AND FEDERAL LITIGATION
The Need
Certain immigration laws and policies undermine the rights and
dignity of immigrants.
CLINIC's Response
CLINIC advocates for the just treatment of immigrants, and
litigates when necessary to overturn unfair immigration policies
that can only be resolved through advocacy and litigation.
It focuses its advocacy efforts with the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice's
Executive Office for Immigration Review. CLINIC comments on
proposed regulations, meets with government officials on
priority issues, and authors sign-on letters and articles.
CLINIC also provides policy suggestions and immigrant case
studies highlighting key issues to Migration and Refugee
Services (MRS) of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops (USCCB), which leads legislative efforts by the
Catholic community.
CLINIC's advocacy addresses backlogs in processing applications for immigration
benefits, alternatives to immigrant detention, extension of benefits for elderly
refugees, release under appropriate safeguards for indefinite detainees, and the
unjust prosecution of asylum seekers.
CLINIC is effective on advocacy issues because of its close collaboration with
diocesan affiliates and local partner agencies, and the direct services it provides to
detained noncitizens and immigrant religious. By sharing with government officials
individual stories drawn from the cases of its partner agencies and in-house
attorneys, CLINIC is able to illustrate problems, highlight troublesome patterns, and
give issues a face and a voice.
Sign-on letters, personal meetings with government officials, and the filing of amicus
briefs in federal court on important immigration law and policy issues are some of the
most common advocacy methods used by CLINIC.
The Need
Certain immigration laws and policies undermine the rights and
dignity of immigrants.
CLINIC's Response
CLINIC advocates for the just treatment of immigrants, and
litigates when necessary to overturn unfair immigration policies
that can only be resolved through advocacy and litigation.
It focuses its advocacy efforts with the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice's
Executive Office for Immigration Review. CLINIC comments on
proposed regulations, meets with government officials on
priority issues, and authors sign-on letters and articles.
CLINIC also provides policy suggestions and immigrant case
studies highlighting key issues to Migration and Refugee
Services (MRS) of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops (USCCB), which leads legislative efforts by the
Catholic community.
CLINIC's advocacy addresses backlogs in processing applications for immigration
benefits, alternatives to immigrant detention, extension of benefits for elderly
refugees, release under appropriate safeguards for indefinite detainees, and the
unjust prosecution of asylum seekers.
CLINIC is effective on advocacy issues because of its close collaboration with
diocesan affiliates and local partner agencies, and the direct services it provides to
detained noncitizens and immigrant religious. By sharing with government officials
individual stories drawn from the cases of its partner agencies and in-house
attorneys, CLINIC is able to illustrate problems, highlight troublesome patterns, and
give issues a face and a voice.
Sign-on letters, personal meetings with government officials, and the filing of amicus
briefs in federal court on important immigration law and policy issues are some of the
most common advocacy methods used by CLINIC.
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Suite 150
Washington, DC 20017
202.635.2556
202.635.2649 fax
media inquiries:
e-mail me
(202) 635-5810
Confusing policies, lack
of coordination between
agencies, bureaucratic
inefficiency, and
increasingly restrictive
legislation made the
prospect of gaining legal
status unobtainable for
far too many immigrants,
while also seriously
jeopardizing their rights.
of coordination between
agencies, bureaucratic
inefficiency, and
increasingly restrictive
legislation made the
prospect of gaining legal
status unobtainable for
far too many immigrants,
while also seriously
jeopardizing their rights.
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