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We need community support –– not detention! @FLImmigrant @splcenter The GEO Group is a for-profit private prison with a track record of abuse & neglect. @POTUS @AliMayorkas we are asking you to end private prison contracts now! #CommunitiesNotCages #FamiliesBelongTogether

@DOJ_EOIR and @TheJusticeDept should eliminate barriers for individuals with pending or approved SIJS petitions. ▶️ Restore the Immigration Judge's discretion by vacating Matter of Castro-Tum ▶️ Vacate Matter of L-A-B-R- & rescinding status docket criteria in EOIR PM 19-13

@ICEgov should take steps to #EndSIJSBacklog by ➡️ Stop moving to recalendar previously administratively closed cases where SIJS petition is pending ➡️ Grant stays of removal to youth with pending or approved SIJS petitions

Common sense solutions exist to #EndSIJSBacklog @USCIS ➡️ New Employment Authorization Document category for SIJS Youth ➡️ Integrate EAD and protection from deportation provisions for SIJS Youth

Overloaded immigration court dockets are clogged with cases of those caught in the SIJS backlog. Simple requests for a continuance turn into mini-trials that strain court resources, and worse, place these youth at risk of deportation. #EndSIJSBacklog @DOJ_EOIR

Because of the SIJS Backlog, high school graduates must delay college studies. Young people lacking financial support are denied employment authorization. Children in foster care struggle to become independent. #EndSIJSBacklog @DHSgov @ICEgov @USCIS @DOJ_EOIR @TheJusticeDept

Tens of thousands of SIJS beneficiaries now face a wait of multiple years before they can apply for lawful permanent residence due to annual employment-based visa limits and per-country caps on green cards. #EndSIJSBacklog @DHSgov @ICEgov @USCIS @DOJ_EOIR @TheJusticeDept

Thousands of immigrant children are caught in the #SIJSBacklog, leaving them undocumented for years despite US gov deeming them eligible to apply for green cards. #EndSIJSBacklog @USCIS @DOJ_EOIR @ICEgov @DHSgov @TheJusticeDept

We are proud to have joined the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Backlog Project Coalition to #EndSIJSBacklog. The SIJS backlog leaves thousands of immigrant children vulnerable to deportation, despite having legal SIJS status. Learn more: sijsbacklog.com

It’s time to #EndSIJSBacklog.

Today is Giving Tuesday! On this day, please consider donating to support the dreams of others. At Catholic Legal Services, we put their needs before our own. Link: cclsmiami.org/givingtuesday

'Tis the season of giving, starting with Giving Tuesday tomorrow! Help spread some cheer by keeping families together. Link: cclsmiami.org/givingtuesday

Fernando is represented by pro bono lawyers at Catholic Legal Services. Help us turn fear into hope, and keep families together by donating during #GiveMiamiDay Link: givemiamiday.org/cclsmiami

The love within a family flows strong and deep. At Catholic Legal Services, our job is to make sure no family gets left behind. Help us by giving today at givemiamiday.org/cclsmiami #GiveMiamiDay #KeepFamiliesTogether

The smiles say it all! Being with our loved ones is more important than ever. The Gonzalez siblings fled gang violence in Honduras. With the help of Catholic Legal Services pro bono attorneys, they applied for asylum in the US. #GiveMiamiDay #KeepFamiliesTogether

Nearly 9,000 unaccompanied migrant children have been kicked out without court hearings at the border. (source: CNN, 9/11/20 article) Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the attorneys at Catholic Legal Services are fighting to ensure the safety of children. #GiveMiamiDay2020