Blog Categories
Life on the Frontlines of Immigration Reform
Posted on 10/19/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Jumping the High Dive to Rescue Lives
By C. Mario Russell, Esq.
Director of Immigration & Refugee Services
Catholic Charities NY
Just over a month has passed since our last update and, as you will see below,...
Day Laborers Mobilize to Direct Donations Straight to Mexico & Puerto Rico
Posted on 10/4/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
“We Need to Share the Little We Have”
Day laborers dressed in yellow traffic vests to protect them as they work along busy roadways formed a human chain this past weekend, tossing crates of water, food, flashlights and...
DACA Day of Action!
Posted on 09/25/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Banding Together to Beat the DACA Deadline
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal services is kicking off DACA Day of Action today, September 25, 2017, to help eligible DACA recipients renew their applications before the October 5...
Catholic Charities’ Janet Hernandez Awarded First-Ever Yonkers Hispanic Trailblazers Award
Posted on 09/22/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Pushes Our Communities from Darkness to Light
From serving as an International Observer in Ecuadorian presidential elections to organizing day laborers in Yonkers, Catholic Charities Community...
Free DACA Immigration Legal Help!
Posted on 09/19/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Renew Your Application Now
En Español
Download the flyer from the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Top Ten DACA Resources
Posted on 09/14/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
The fate of young immigrant “Dreamers” - dismal last week and brighter today - remains in flux after President Trump first announced he was ending the Deferred Action for Immigrant Arrivals (DACA) program and today announced he is...
What’s Up with DACA: A Guide to Know Your Rights
Posted on 09/6/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Understanding President Trump's 9/5 Announcement
Looking for answers on what’s up with the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) after President Trump’s September 5...
Catholic Charities Joins Rally to Support DREAMers
Posted on 09/5/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Remains Steadfast in Solidarity
The Trump administration announced the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) today, September 5, 2017, a program that has protected from deportation nearly 800,000 young undocumented...
All You Need to Know about the “RAISE” Immigration Plan
Posted on 08/24/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Change ≠ Reform
Immigration Executive Order Update
Posted on 08/8/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Know Your Rights
Worried how new Immigration Executive Orders could affect you and those you know?
Barbecue Brings Together Day Laborers and Police
Posted on 08/4/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Creating a Community
Ashley Jacks, a Catholic Charities summer intern from Elon University in North Carolina, recalls her experience at the day laborers’ barbecue she attended Sunday, July 30, in Yonkers, NY.
By Ashley Jacks
Eastern Conference Soccer Champs Face Off
Posted on 08/3/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Remind Immigrant Teens to Stand Strong
La Union F.C. watched New York City FC beat the Chicago Fire at Yankee Stadium.
Gang Members or Bullied Children? You Decide.
Posted on 08/1/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
The Latest On ICE Raids in Long Island
By Andrew Craycroft, Esq.
Catholic Charities Immigration Services
College Intern Witnesses Immigrants' Reality
Posted on 07/28/2017 by Catholic Charities Admin | Share
Documents Immigrants’ Hopes & Fears
Ashley Jacks, a Catholic Charities summer intern and student from Elon University in North Carolina, gives her eye-opening first-person account of a recent Catholic Charities “Know Your Rights”...
Independence Day 2017
Posted on 07/5/2017 by Alice Kenny | Share
Lives Lit Up by Catholic Charities
Fresh back from celebrating Independence Day - marking the moment 241 years ago when immigrants hailing from across the Atlantic first honored our nation’s birth - we today share a new story of jubilation. With your help, Catholic Charities helps for our neighbors in need regain their own independence...
