Immigration Subcommittee
Support Our Immigration Work
TAKE ACTION
Urge senators to support the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 and protect DACA recipients.
VOLUNTEER
Volunteer with the Migrant Accompaniment Network and assist migrants in your area.
EQUIP
Read resources on how and where to renew your DACA in 2022.
DONATE
Donate to help support and cover a DACA recipient’s application fees.
The Immigration Subcommittee Needs Your Support!
The Justice & Peace Committee is partnering with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and other Catholic parishes in Baltimore City to furnish apartments for Afghan refugees. We are seeking donations of furniture, household goods, and other basic necessities that will enable our brothers and sisters to get settled in their new home after a difficult journey.
Our Mission
The Immigration Subcommittee was formed by parishioners concerned about the injustices faced by immigrant, refugee and asylee families and individuals. Today’s immigrants leave their home countries because of intense violence, lack of opportunity, economic or legal injustices and persecution due to religion, gender, sexual orientation or political affiliation. We feel called by the Gospel and guided by Catholic Social Teaching to welcome the stranger by seeing in the immigrant the face of Christ. America is a country built by immigrants, most of us need to look back only one or two generations to discover our own immigrant ancestors.
The goals of the Immigration Subcommittee are to assist parishioners to:
- Learn about immigration and the Church’s position on the issue through reading, research, and discussion
- Organize activities to raise awareness of issues facing immigrants
- Identify ways to serve immigrant children and adults in Baltimore in collaboration with local organizations who support them
- Advocate on behalf of immigrants for legislative change by engaging elected officials through petitions, lobbying, and outreach
- Care for the spiritual well-being of immigrant children and adults through prayer, vigils, and other spiritual ministries.
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Afghan Refugee Resettlement Project Update
by Shari Shea, Immigration Committee Co-Chair The St. Ignatius Justice & Peace Committee is partnering with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Baltimore Office to furnish apartments for new American families through our Afghan Refugee Resettlement Project....
Afghan Refugee Resettlement Project
St. Ignatius Catholic Community's Justice & Peace Committee is partnering with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and several other Catholic parishes in Baltimore City to assist with resettling Afghan refugees. We have been asked to furnish an apartment and...
Immigrants and Refugees – Discussion and Prayer
The Immigration subcommittee of the Justice & Peace Committee consists of a passionate cohort of parishioners and volunteers compelled to answer Pope Francis’ call to encounter and walk with migrants and refugees in support and solidarity. The Immigration...
Resources
Family Mentoring
Action Alert
Here are a few things you can do right now that will make a difference.
Articles, Facts, Fiction
A collection of articles including immigration myths & human rights facts.
Resources
A list of external partners and references committed to immigration needs.
Media Watch
Advocacy
Bunting Peace and Justice Speaker Series
"Anti-Fascism & Movement Repression: Exploring Social Movements and Policing"Dr. Michael Loadenthal Thursday, Dec. 1, 20224:30 pm reception, 5 pm lecture4th Floor Program Room Dr. Loadenthal is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Cincinnati. He...
Bunting Peace and Justice Speaker Series
“Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine”Dr. Marwan Darweish Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 - 6 pm4th Floor Program Room, Andrew White Student Center Marwan Darweish is Associate Professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University in the UK. Dr....
Jesuit Refugee Service Launches Plan to Help Integrate Immigrants
About a year ago Jesuit Refugee Service/USA staff at the U.S.-Mexico border realized something about many migrants’ journeys: They needed as much help settling into their final destinations as they did when they first entered the country. This week, the organization...
Bunting Peace and Justice Speaker Series
"Anti-Fascism & Movement Repression: Exploring Social Movements and Policing"Dr. Michael Loadenthal Thursday, Dec. 1, 20224:30 pm reception, 5 pm lecture4th Floor Program Room Dr. Loadenthal is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Cincinnati. He...
Bunting Peace and Justice Speaker Series
“Nonviolent Resistance in Palestine”Dr. Marwan Darweish Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022 - 6 pm4th Floor Program Room, Andrew White Student Center Marwan Darweish is Associate Professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University in the UK. Dr....
An Urgent Threat to Native Families at the Supreme Court
The United States government has a long history of attempting to eradicate tribes through the forced removal and assimilation of Native children. This heinous tactic has been wielded against tribal nations and Native children repeatedly since European settlers arrived...