JFI Colleagues,

Tomorrow, Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM Eastern, Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, Auxiliary Bishop of Washington and Chairman of the USCCB's Committee on Migration will testify in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

The February 27th hearing is titled The Current State of the U.S. Refugee Program. In his testimony Bishop Dorsonville will review the Catholic Church's history of resettling refugees in the United States, describe the assistance provided by Catholic organizations to resettle and welcome refugee families in U.S. communities, and discuss Catholic social teaching which guides us to welcome the newcomer.  

Read Bishop Dorsonville's testimony in advance of the hearing.

Watch the hearing live on the committee's website.

Promote the House Judiciary hearing on Twitter with the hashtag #RefugeesWelcome and tweet at the House Judiciary account @HouseJudiciary.

While you are watching Bishop Dorsonville talk about Catholic refugee resettlement efforts in the U.S., you can see the different resources available on JFI's Refugees webpage.