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Pastoral Migratoria An I mmig ra nt L e a de rship Ministry fo r Se rvic e a nd Justic e Ac tio ns in Pa rish c o mmunitie s 1

USCCB: Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform (CCIR) June 2005-I mple me nta tio n o f Strang e rs No L o ng e r . Goa ls: duc ate Ca tho lic s o n the b e ne fits o f • E immig ra tio n a nd immig ra nts to o ur c o untry • Advo c ate fo r le g isla tio n tha t pro mo te s le g a l pa thwa ys fo r mig ra nt wo rke rs a nd the ir fa milie s to mig ra te in a sa fe , huma ne a nd o rde rly ma nne r • Org a nize Ca tho lic le g a l se rvic e ne two rks to assist immig ra nts in a c c e ssing the b e ne fits o f re fo rms

Pastoral Migratoria How did it start? 2007 F ailur e of immigr ation r e for m 1. Wha t is Go d’ s me ssa g e no w tha t we immig ra nts ne e d to live in sta te o f unc e rta inty? 2. Wha t c a n we do to he lp e a c h o the r? 3

Pastoral Migratoria What is it? Pa sto ra l Mig ra to ria invite s immig ra nts to re spo nd to • the ir b a ptisma l c a ll to b e e ngage d in se r vic e and justic e ac tions in par ish c ommunitie s . 4

Methodology – Pastoral Migratoria Listen Learn Proclaim 5

Phases of Pastoral Migratoria Formation Commissioning Implementation 6

Formation Sessions First Part of the Session (45 Minutes) Second Part of the Session (45 Minutes) Pastoral Formation Civic-Practical Formation Intro to PM: Social Teaching and Migration LISTEN - LEARN - PROCLAIM 1. Vocation to PM 1. Church & Immigration 2. Reality of Immigration 2. Immigration, detention/ deportation 3. Human Dignity 3. Domestic Violence 4. Rights and Responsibilities 4. Civic engagement - Community services and Resources 5. Dignity of Work 5. Labor rights 6. Solidarity 6. Beginning of Pastoral Planning 7

Example of 5 th session flow “Collaborators in God’s Work” Dignity of Work Sto ry o f a c o uple wo rke rs L IST E N Re fle c tio n a nd dia lo g ue ARN T hro ug h the lig ht o f sc ripture s L E 2 T e s 3:6-12 T hro ug h the lig ht o f CST Jua n Pa b lo I I L a b o re ns E xe rc e ns Re fle c tio n a nd dia lo g ue AIM Wo rke rs rig hts PROCL Unpa id Wa g e s Unio ns 8

Commissioning – Pastoral Migratoria May God bless you abundantly as you participate in Immigrant-to-Immigrant Ministry (Pastoral Migratoria). Commission Ceremony PM Agents, St Joseph, Round Lake, March 2014 Most Reverend Blase J. Cupich Archbishop of Chicago January 6, 2015 9

Commissioning at Cicero/Berwyn - May 31, 2015 10

Implementation – Pastoral Migratoria ve y : ide ntify ne e ds o f pa rish c o mmunity Sur • I nfo rma tio na l ta b le s a fte r Ma sse s: b ro c hure s, ha nd o uts • kshops : o n va rio us to pic s i.e la b o r, immig ra tio n, Wor • ho using , he a lth, pa re nting , sub sta nc e a b use , e tc . c e s : le g a l c linic , c o unse ling Pr ofe ssional se r vic e s/ r e sour • se rvic e s, filling o ut inc o me ta xe s, e tc . Materials for informational tables Drivers Licenses Workshop at Sta.Maria del Popolo 11

Collaborators – Pastoral Migratoria Labor Driver’s Licenses Documentation Legal Services • Chicago Federation of • American Immigration • Secretary of State • Consulate of Mexico Labor Lawyers Association • ARISE • National Immigrant • Latino Union Justice Center • Centro de Trabajadores Unidos • Catholic Charities Collaboration • Chicago Workers’ • Chicago Volunteer Collaborative Legal Services Health • Chicago Legal Clinic • Catholic Charities • Erie Family Center Housing University Students Adult Vocational Financial Literacy • Community-based • Instituto del Progreso • Center for Economic • Dominican University Organizations Latino Progress • DePaul University • Southwest Organizing • Jane Adams Resource • Loyola University Project Center • University of Illinois- • The Resurrection Chicago Project

Areas of Implementation Service Accompaniment Justice 13

Community Service Actions 2014 kshops (la b o r, fo re c lo sure s, fina nc ia l lite ra c y, 60 wor • de te ntio n/ de po rta tio n, do me stic vio le nc e , e tc .) Ove r 49 Dr ive r s lic e nse s infor mation se ssions • 15,000 infor mation and r e fe r r als • Financial Education Workshop in PM Agents At General Consulate of Mexico. collaboration with Hispanic Access Acquiring Information and Updates to inform Foundation / St Paul, Chicago Heights back to their communities. 14

Community Service Actions 2014 An average of 20 parishes provide weekly informational tables . Health Fairs: screenings, referrals to health facilities, and information in collaboration with Catholic Charities. Pastoral Migratoria agents: promote, provide logistics support the day of event. 15

Justice Actions 2013-14 ds fo r drive rs lic e nse s c o lle c te d in 36 50,000 postc ar • ishe s a nd de live re d to sta te re pre se nta tive s par e ssional visits o rg a nize d/ a ssiste d b y 18 c ongr • pa sto ra l a g e nts a nd no n-immig ra nts pa rishio ne rs ds fo r immig ra tio n re fo rm 100,000 pr inte d postc ar • c o lle c te d fro m 150 par ishe s 16

Justice Actions 2015 s (immig ra nts/ no n 28 le ade r immig ra nts) in Spring fie ld lo b b ying fo r not c utting immigr ant se r vic e funds in CBOs. Ab o ut 15,000 signatur e s in 55 par ishe s/ r e ligious c ongr e gations c o lle c te d a sking Pre side nt Ob a ma e nd of family de te ntion 17

Accompaniment Pro viding suppo rt to se pa ra te d fa milie s • Pra ying o n b use s b e fo re de po rta tio n • Support to Families affected by Deportation Prayer at ICE Processing Center (last stop) Accompanying workers in discerning forming union 18

Collaboration – Pastoral Migratoria Driver’s Licenses Administrative Relief Documentation 19

Collaboration: Driver’s Licenses Secretary of State Over 40 parishes provided information Sessions on TVDL 4000 Personas present . 20

Collaboration: Administrative Relief Legal Services Providers Core Organizations Supporting Orgs . (Area) Key American Immigration Lawyers Assoc. (AILA) AILA CC Consulate Catholic Charities (CC) of Mexico (Documentation) Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) OIA National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) Office for Immigrant Affairs (OIA ) NIJC CLINIC ICIRR (Resources) Phase Principal Players I. Information Forums after masses (Pastoral Migratoria & Attorneys) - OIA, CC, CLINIC, NIJC, AILA (January – March) II. Documentation - CONSULATE OF MEXICO - Youth/Young University students, Support collection of documentation others (March ) - OIA, CC, CLINIC, NIJC,AILA III. Application - Pending - Still in dialogue role of Support application process collaborators

Collaboration: Administrative Relief Information Forums: Results  35 35 Parishes  2250 2250 Participants  23 23 Attorneys & BIA representatives  118 118 Pastoral Migratoria leaders  60,0 ,000 Materials distributed

Collaboration: Documentation Co nsula do Mó vil: c o nsula r se rvic e s o utside me tro po lita n a re a St. Jo se ph, Ro und L a ke ,F e b .’ 15 Pro vide d spa c e - Pro mo te d se rvic e s s o f PM 10 le ade r 748 pe ople re c e ive d 932 doc ume nts 23

Bi-Monthly Foro Foro 24

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Evangelization Mercy will always be necessary,...Works of mercy must go hand in hand with the pursuit of true social justice, raising the living standard of citizens, and promoting them as agents of their own development.” - Aparecida, 385 – Pope Francis 26

Resources • Ma nua l de Pa sto ra l Mig ra to ria • F o rma tio n units • Bro c hure s fo r Sunda y info rma tio n ta b le s Othe rs • www.c a tho lic s and immig ra nts.o rg 27