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JFI Week in Review - January 25th - 29th, 2021
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Justice for Immigrants Colleagues,
Please see below for the latest updates from JFI.
Sección en español de la Semana en Revisión
Las Órdenes Ejecutivas del Presidente Biden sobre Inmigración
Joe Biden tomó posesión el 20 de enero de 2021 y poco después firmó 17 órdenes ejecutivas,
incluyendo algunas políticas y procedimientos de inmigración promulgados por la
Administración saliente. Estas son las acciones ejecutivas relacionadas con la migración
firmadas por el presidente Biden sobre la prohibición de viajar, DACA, la aplicación
de la inmigración, el muro fronterizo y el Censo.
Favor de leer nuestro recurso sobre estas acciones disponible aqu [[link removed]]í
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El Comité de Migración de la USCCB ha emitido varias declaraciones en respuesta
a las acciones:

* Presidentes de la USCCB y el Comit [[link removed]]é
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de Migraci [[link removed]]ó
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Celebran el Compromiso de la Administraci [[link removed]]ó
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con el Programa DACA y una Legislaci [[link removed]]ó
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para la Reforma Migratoria [[link removed]]
* Presidente del Comit [[link removed]]é
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de Migraci [[link removed]]ó
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Celebra los Esfuerzos Iniciales de la Administraci [[link removed]]ó
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para Reformar Pol [[link removed]]í
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Migratorias y Proteger a las Familias [[link removed]]
* Presidentes de la USCCB Celebran el Fin de la Prohibici [[link removed]]ó
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de Prohibir a los Inmigrantes y Refugiados de Ciertos Pa [[link removed]]í
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de Mayor [[link removed]]í
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Musulmana y Pa [[link removed]]í
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Africanos que Entran en los Estados Unidos [[link removed]]
* Presidentes de la USCCB Afirman la Orden de la Administraci [[link removed]]ó
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que Garantiza que Todas las Personas Est [[link removed]]á
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Incluidas en el Censo y el Reparto [[link removed]]Como
recordatorio, nuestros documentos de transici [[link removed]]ó
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de JFI para la nueva Administración y el 117º Congreso están disponibles para su
uso en sus esfuerzos de defensa.
Inmigración y Su Parroquia de enero (cortesía de Pastoral Migratoria Nacional)
El día 15 de cada mes, Pastoral Migratoria Nacional envía por correo electrónico
el boletín llamado
Inmigraci [[link removed]]ó
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y su Parroquia (IySP) [[link removed]],
el cual está dirigido a sacerdotes y agentes pastorales. Este boletín está dividido
en quince secciones: Noticias, Eventos, Recursos para Pastoral Migratoria, Recursos
para la Comunidad, y El Video del Papa.
Nuestra edici [[link removed]]ó
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de enero de 2021 [[link removed]]
incluye una serie de recursos sobre la enseñanza social de la Iglesia y nuevos recursos
sobre COVID-19, y eventos como la reuni [[link removed]]ó
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virtual [[link removed]]
de líderes del Ministerio Social Católico de los Estados Unidos. Si desea recibir
Inmigración y Su Parroquia por favor regístrese utilizando este enlace [[link removed]].
El 19 de enero de 2021, la administración Trump concedi [[link removed]]ó
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DED [[link removed]]
para proporcionar un estatus legal temporal a los venezolanos que huían de las crisis
humanitarias en su país de origen. La USCCB
inicialmente pidi [[link removed]]ó
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protecciones legales para los venezolanos en los Estados Unidos en abril de 2019.
¿Tiene actualizaciones o recursos en español que desea compartir? Favor de enviarlos
a Sarah Hoff [mailto:[email protected]] y nosotros los promovemos.
English Language Section
President Biden's Executive Actions on Immigration to Date
Joe Biden was sworn into office on January 20, 2021, and soon thereafter signed
17 executive actions, including some reversing immigration policies and procedures
enacted by the prior administration. Here are the migration-related executive actions
signed by President Biden on the Travel Ban, DACA, Immigration Enforcement, the
Border Wall, and the Census.
Please see our backgrounder on these actions here [[link removed]].
The USCCB has also issued the following statements in response to a number of these
actions:

* USCCB President and Migration Chairman Welcome Administration's Commitment
to DACA and the Call for Legislation on Immigration Reform [[link removed]]

* USCCB Migration Chairman Welcomes Administration's Initial Effort to Reform
Enforcement and Protect Families [[link removed]]

* USCCB Chairmen Welcome End of Ban Prohibiting Immigrants and Refugees from
Certain Muslim Majority and African Countries Entering the United States [[link removed]]

* USCCB Chairmen Affirm Administration's Order Ensuring All Persons Included in
Census and Apportionment [[link removed]]
Southern District of Texas' Ruling on Deportation Moratorium
On January 20, 2021, DHS issued a Memorandum [[link removed]]
implementing a 100-day pause on all deportations (with certain exceptions), beginning
January 22, 2021, while also ordering a comprehensive review of enforcement policies
and priorities and issuing interim civil enforcement guidelines. In a lawsuit brought
by the State of Texas, Judge Drew Tipton of the Southern District of Texas granted
a temporary restraining order (TRO), blocking the deportation moratorium. The TRO
requires that those who already have an order of removal must be removed within
90 days. The TRO is effective for 14 days and is subject to renewal for another
14 days.
Reversal of Zero-Tolerance Policy
The Department of Justice has officially ended the Trump Administration's "zero-tolerance"
policy for immigration offenses, which previously resulted in thousands of children
being separated from their parents. The policy was rescinded on January 26, 2021,
in a Memorandum [[link removed]]
sent to federal prosecutors.
For more information about USCCB's work reuniting separated families in 2018, please
see our report [[link removed]].
Immigration Reform Bill Proposed
On the day after the inauguration, Senator Robert Menendez spoke on a USCCB-co-sponsored
video briefing to introduce President Biden's immigration reform bill, the U.S.
Citizenship Act of 2021 [[link removed]].
USCCB Committee on Migration Chairman Bishop Mario Dorsonville offered the first
question of the briefing to Sen. Menendez and a video recording of the entire event
is available here [[link removed]].
The text of the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 has not been released, but USCBB/MRS
will review the bill language when available and monitor the progress of the legislation.
Suspension of New Enrollments in the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) Program
DHS announced the suspension [[link removed]]
of new enrollments in the MPP program effective on January 21, 2021.

International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking
The Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development and the International
Union of Superiors General designated February 8th as an annual day of prayer, reflection,
and awareness against human trafficking. On this day, the faithful across the world
join together to support, remember, pray for, and be in solidarity with those affected
by human trafficking. February 8 also coincides with the Feast Day of St. Josephine
Bakhita, a former slave who became the patroness of human-trafficking survivors.

To commemorate this important day, register now [[link removed]]
for the prayer service.
Update on COVID-19 Relief
The future of the COVID-19 relief package proposed by President Biden on January
14, 2021, remains uncertain. The text has still not yet been released, though media
reports [[link removed]]
provide details about its contents, including $1,400 stimulus checks, additional
unemployment aid, an increase of the federal minimum wage, and direct funding for
state and local governments, schools, and vaccines/vaccine distribution. USCCB/MRS
is actively working to ensure that all persons who file taxes in the U.S. and all
U.S.-citizen children are included in stimulus payments. Stay tuned for more!
Justice for Immigrants Transition Documents
The JFI recommendations for President Biden and the 117th Congress are available
for your engagement of your elected officials and a page [[link removed]]
has been created on the JFI website for these documents. The documents, divided
into four different areas, are:

* Ensuring Access to Lawful Status and Citizenship [[link removed]]

* Guaranteeing Just and Humane Border Policies [[link removed]]

* Reforming Enforcement and Ending Mass Detention [[link removed]]

* Addressing Root Causes of Migration from Central America [[link removed]]
Upcoming Events, Opportunities and Resource

* LAST CALL for Registrations: Catholic Social Ministry Gathering (CSMG) 2021 is
February 6th-9th.Join the virtual event, a limited number of spots are still available
[[link removed]]
for CSMG 2021.
* TODAY: MPP Dignity Vigil, January 29, 2021, at 6:30 PM PT. The members of the
Raices Convivio group are inviting you to this candle lighting vigil to remember
the thousands of men, women, and children who found themselves in danger due to
the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). Please join us [[link removed]]
for this online event.
* TOMORROW: 22nd Annual Cardinal O'Connor Conference on Life, January 30, 2021,
at 10 AM ET. Join Georgetown University for the largest collegiate pro-life conference
in the U.S. This year's theme is "Global Pro-Life Approaches in the 21st Century".See
the conference schedule and RSVP [[link removed]]
on the event page.

* Ignatian Solidarity Network's Virtual Solidarity on Tap, February 3, 2021, at
9 PM ET. Join ISN for the next in our virtual Solidarity on Tap series with Sr.
Tracey Horan, from Kino Border Initiative. Learn more and RSVP [[link removed]].
* Archdiocese of Seattle's 1st Annual White Mass for Medical Professionals and Care
Givers, February 2, 2020, at 10 PM PT.Join us virtually or in-person [[link removed]]
for Mass at St. James Cathedral to honor medical caregivers.
In solidarity,
Tony Cube
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