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JFCS Statement Supporting Supreme Court Ruling on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program In a 5-4 vote on June 18, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected President Trump and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to end the DACA program, which provides legal protections and…Read More
Guest post shared by Vic Walczak, Legal Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Pennsylvania. The ACLU often provides pro bono support to clients represented by the JFCS Immigration Legal Services. The opinions expressed do not represent the opinions of JFCS. From Vic Walczak, ACLU Pennsylvania Two months into…Read More
Coming to America On January 21, 2020, smiling faces, warm food from their neighbors, and a household of donations from welcoming community members greeted Pittsburgh’s first refugee family of the new year. The family of seven--father, mother, four sons, and grandmother--arrived on a long flight from Tanzania to New York…Read More