Public Charge Rule: Inhumane and Unfair

The following statement was released on January 29, 2020 regarding the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the changes to the public charge rule which bars immigrants who are recieving certain government benefits from gaining legal immigration status. 

Resources

Find resources for Lent, for Ecumenical Advocacy Days 2020, on peace in South Sudan, and much more. 

Statement on Israeli Settlements

Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP), a coalition of faith-based organizations working for peace in Israel/Palestine of which the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns is a member, released the following statement on November 20 on recent decisions regarding Israeli settlements in the West Bank. 

Outcry Against Deaths of Migrant Children

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns joined other faith-based and immigrant advocacy organizations in gathering to pray and protest on the anniversary of the death of Jakelin Caal Maquin, a child migrant who died after being taken into U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody.

North Korea: Human Cost of Sanctions

Korea Peace Now!, a global movement of women mobilizing to end the Korean War, commissioned an international and multidisciplinary panel of independent experts to assess the human cost of sanctions on North Korea, and particularly on North Korean women. The following is the executive summary of the 48-page report.

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