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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 aquí.
El Comité de Migración de la USCCB ha emitido varias declaraciones en respuesta a las acciones:
Como recordatorio, nuestros documentos de transición 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
Inmigración y su Parroquia (IySP), 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 edición de enero de 2021 incluye una serie de recursos sobre la enseñanza social de la Iglesia y nuevos recursos sobre COVID-19, y eventos como la reunión virtual de líderes del Ministerio Social Católico de los Estados Unidos. Si desea recibir Inmigración y Su Parroquia por favor regístrese utilizando este enlace.
El 19 de enero de 2021, la administración Trump concedió DED para proporcionar un estatus legal temporal a los venezolanos que huían de las crisis humanitarias en su país de origen. La USCCB
inicialmente pidió 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 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. The USCCB has also issued the following statements in response to a number of these actions:
Southern District of Texas' Ruling on Deportation Moratorium
On January 20, 2021, DHS issued a Memorandum 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 sent to federal prosecutors.
For more information about USCCB's work reuniting separated families in 2018, please see our report.
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. 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.
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 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.
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To commemorate this important day, register now 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 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 has been created on the JFI website for these documents. The documents, divided into four different areas, are:
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 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 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 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.
- 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 for Mass at St. James Cathedral to honor medical caregivers.
In solidarity,
Tony Cube
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