Topline Immigration Policy updates (TIPs) are brief policy summaries published by CLINIC to keep our Affiliate network informed about federal immigration law and policy changes.
This community pointer provides updates on the litigation surrounding the Trump administration’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
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Catholic social teaching (CST) is the area of Catholic doctrine concerned with human dignity and the common good in society.
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- Posted on“As an organization with Catholic roots, CLINIC is deeply troubled by this decision,” said Anna Gallagher, executive director of CLINIC. “Catholic social teaching upholds the inherent dignity and worth of every human person, particularly those who are marginalized or vulnerable. Women who face violence, oppression, and social invisibility simply because of their gender must be protected — not turned away.”
- Posted on"While of course TPS is meant to be a temporary solution, it has necessarily served as a stop-gap measure protecting immigrants from deportation in a system that has failed to provide better legal options and more efficient processes for people who are hard-working contributors to our economies and societies, who have deep family and social connections in this country they call home, and who continue to fear return to their countries of origin."
- Posted on“The reality is that return to Haiti given the country’s conditions will be gravely harmful now, and it will be harmful come February. Haitians residing in the United States need TPS to remain in place, and they also need longer-term solutions to keep them safe and with their loved ones in the United States.”