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.
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