EDUCATION

Learn more about immigration detention and what you can do to help.

• How the United States Immigration System Works
• Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
• Family Immigration Detention
• Directory for Low-cost or Free Legal Assistance in all 50 States
• The Dangers of Detention During COVID-19
• On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, the Office of Government Relations and Episcopal Migration Ministries hosted Immigrant Detention during COVID-19: Prophetic Action & Compassionate Response. This seventy-five-minute webinar included clergy and lay leaders from the Dioceses of Georgia, Ohio, and Western Louisiana with professional and ministry background in different models of detention visitation ministry. The online presentation provided viewers with an understanding of our country’s immigration detention system, including reports of inhumane conditions and privately-owned prison facilities; an understanding of the reasons immigrants may be detained and how they may be released; and, a discussion of the current situation in detention facilities during COVID-19.
  • View a video recording of the webinar here.