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I have been feeling called to act because a friend of mine was detained for about 6 weeks as he was likely to lose his asylum status. I could not get in contact with him but I tried to interest my university in advocating for him.

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Advocacy and presence at court appearance in Arizona. Organizing free legal services and notary public services for parishioners this weekend.

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though feeling inadequate in this work, he has created committee at his Boston parish to accompany migrants targeted by ICE. Encouraging BC students to join him. Also documenting everything that they are doing.

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Called to be a witness of the Gospel in the parish as their pastor. My parish, the largest in the area, is located on Staten Island and serves as an immigrant parish.

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Giving hope to people

Collaboration with the local Dioceses and the local church

Confidentiality/taking care

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need access to lawyers who would be willing to do work probono to help migrants at his parish.

designate "private" place at the parish

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more communication between parishes is needed.

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I'm called to act as a volunteer with JRS USA and preach the gospel at a local parish in Washington, DC.

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Resources to give legal support/orientation, especially to have very trustworthy contacts

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Bishop McElroy's homily for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees is a powerful call for the institutional engagement of the Church. How can we best encourage a strong, unequivocal and prophetic initiative of the Catholic Church by the Society of Jesus?

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Did two days of court witness in Federal court in NY--with New Sanctuary Coalition. They always appreciate more religious in habit

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El Sol community resource, Jupiter Fl.

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New Sanctuary Coalition in NYC is always looking for religious to accompany/witness migrants at asylum hearings

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Good. Connected. Aware we are doing something.

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Of course, continued support for KBI in Arizona/Sonora as the focus shifts to caring for the migrants living in the U.S.

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Court accompaniment is starting in Boston.

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This is a podcast that helped me to understand the perspective of judges who are dealing with this issue.

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/868/the-hand-that-rocks-the-gavel

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The Hand That Rocks The Gavel - This American Life

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A group of immigration judges, who almost never speak to the press, describes the dismantling of our immigration court system from the inside.

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We are interested in getting involved with court observations or with the accompaniment network, but wanting to connect with what folks are up to both in Philly (Ray) and in the Bay Area (Dan). Dan is interested in getting started with court observation over in SF, but wondering about connecting with other organizations already doing this.

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Ray Donaldson, Dan Finucane, Joe Spieler

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Check in with your Faith In Action (PICO) federations locally...they're surely in conversation with a broad spectrum of community organizations and other coalitions of immigrant supporting folks

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Right now, I would love to learn and disseminate information to help the Jesuit community at JST be more aware of the issues that may impact the communities they serve.

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With a pervading sense of powerlessness and without clear steps on how to act, we keep finding materials to read and to discuss so we can deepen our sense of commitment.

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Fr. Joe Hamson, SJ, JRS Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, will be in Los Angeles from Nov. 5-8. Any school interested in him talking about peace and reconciliation, please feel free to get in touch with me.

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As a senior Jesuit whose apostolic circle includes many more senior religious and lay folks than in decades past, I would appreciate a list of resources where people can join the effort, even if they can't march or engage in public protest, etc.

David C. Robinson, S.J. Orange, CA

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Letter from Provincials. I feel I am on my own and do not have Provincials' call and reflection.

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Interested in hearing how accompaniers/witnesses engage with ICE officers personally at the courts

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We run a theology book group that allows us to examine Catholic Social teaching and we try to form "Communities of Peace" and to listen meaningfully and speak in ways that build up hope.