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2500 Miles Away From The Border C A R M E N M A Q U I L O N D I R E C T O R O F I M M I G R A N T A N D R E F U G E E S E R V I C E S C A T H O L I C C H A R I T I E S D I O C E S E O F R O C K V I L L E C E N T R E , N Y O C T O B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 9

2500 Miles Away From The Border — New York has received over 27,000 unaccompanied minors since fiscal year 2014. — Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties) are the largest receivers of unaccompanied minors in New York State. — The number of Central Americans seeking protection grows on a monthly basis — Legal Protection for those seeking asylum are being eliminated right before our eyes

LAFFERTY Reversing KIM — (May 31, 2019 United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues memo to asylum officers reversing the 2013 policy known as the Kim memo. — Roll back of protections to unaccompanied minors established through the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (TVPRA)

Persecution of Families — From 2014 to 2018, persecution of married women unable to leave an abusive relationship was recognized as a ground for asylum. In 2018, the Attorney General reversed this decision. — In 2019, the Attorney General limited the extent to which persecution of families could be a ground for asylum.

CHANGES AT EOIR — The Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), is responsible for overseeing the immigration court system. ¡ EOIR created The Office of Policy and charged it with overseeing new rules and policies based on political priorities. ¡ The Office of Legal Access Programs (OLAP) will now be under the control of The Office of Policy. ¡ OLAP oversees several court mandated programs, like the Legal Orientation Program for Custodians (LOPC) and also oversees the Recognition and Accreditation Program which allows immigrants to access qualified legal advocates. ¡ Catholic Charities DRVC is a Recognized Organization with Accredited Representatives that also runs an LOPC program.