Lobby Congress on CO19, immigrants, and refugees, USCCB action alert urges (USCCB)

The US bishops’ Justice for Immigrants initiative has asked Catholics to contact members of Congress about six items, including: “Provide COVID-19 testing and treatment for all, including immigrant communities; ensure that emergency Medicaid covers testing and treatment. Automatically extend work authorization and visa renewal deadlines for refugees and immigrants who are providing economic and recovery assistance to our country … Appropriate $642 million in supplemental funding for the Office of Refugee Resettlement.”