Immigration & Refugees /  Recursos: Inmigración  y Refugiados

​This page includes information from, and referral information for, local, state, and national organizations with which the Human Rights Office has directly worked to provide immigration- and refugee-related services.  To learn how your organization can be included in our list of resources, please contact the Human Rights Office.

***Emergency Planning Resources /  Recursos de Planificación de Emergencia***

Local Immigrant & Refugee Services  /  Servicios para Inmigrantes y Refugiados

​In 1988, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) established CLINIC as a legally distinct 501(c)(3) organization to support a rapidly growing network of community-based immigration programs.  The network employs roughly 1,200 BIA accredited representatives and attorneys who, in turn, serve hundreds of thousands of low-income immigrants each year.  ​CLINIC and its affiliate agencies represent low-income immigrants without reference to their race, religion, gender, ethnic group, or other distinguishing characteristics.

​Area CLINIC Affiliates
  • ​Interfaith Community Services, Inc.
                200 Cherokee Street, PO Box 4038, St Joseph, MO 64504; www.faithfullyserving.org
                Donna Salcido, (816) 232-7779 (ext. 268), email:  dsalcido@inter-serv.org  
  • La Luz Center for Immigration Legal Assistance (Catholic Charities of NE Kansas)
                2220 Central Ave., Kansas City, KS 66102; www.catholiccharitiesks.org
                Greg Bole, Esq., (913) 906-8926; email: gbole@ catholicharitiesks.org
  • Harvest America Corporation
​                6025 Martway St #101, Mission, KS 66202; www.harvestamerica.org
                Terri Bookless, (913) 342-2121, email: www.harvestamerica.org/contact-us    
  • Refugee & Immigration Services (Diocese of Jefferson City)
                PO Box 104626, Jefferson City, MO 65110; www.cccnmo.org 
                Ms. Lorna Tran, (573) 632-0017; email:  ltran@cccnmo.org
  • Immigration Legal Assistance Services (Catholic Charities of Omaha)
               5211 S. 31st Street, Omaha, NE 68107; www.ccomaha.org
               Ms. Jessica Bernal, (402) 939-4615​​; email: jessicab@ccomaha.org
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DACA-Related Resources  ​ ​
CLINIC ListServes 
     
     Stay informed by signing up for one or more of the following CLINIC ListServes 
  • CLINIC Daily 
  • Training and Webinar Announcements
  • Advocacy and Legislation Updates 
  • Immigration Related Decisions and Agency Memos 
  • Religious Immigration Services 
  • Press Alerts 
  • Parish and Local Resources 
  • Resources for Librarians and Educators
​Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas, Inc. 
​2220 Central Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66102 

Rachel Pollock;   E-mail: rpollock@catholiccharitiesks.org
Kansas City: (913) 906-8997; Fax (913) 621-7066
     
​Kristina Lamb;   E-mail: klamb@catholiccharitiesks.org
Kansas City:  (913) 906-8945; Fax: (913) 621-7066
Catholic Charities of Central and Northern Missouri, Inc.
​​201 W. Broadway, Bldg. 3G; Columbia, MO  65203

Ms. Lorna Tran; E-mail: ltran@cccnmo.org 
Columbia:  (573) 442-7568; Jefferson City:  (573) 632-0017
Cell: (573) 680-1028; Fax: (573) 635-3659
Jewish Vocational Services (JVS)
4600 The Paseo, Kansas City, MO 64110 
​(816) 471-2808; www.jvskc.org
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Attorneys  /  Abogados

Misti Cerra, 2500 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64108;  (816) 474-3350; www.watsonanddameron.com
Angela Fergusen, 4240 Blue Ridge Blvd., Suite 315; KCMO 64133; (816) 356-7100;  www.austinferguson.com
Ron Nguyen, 4235 Baltimore Ave, Kansas City, MO 64111​; (816) 237-0808; ron@ronnguyenlaw.com  
Jessica Piedra, 902 Southwest Blvd. Suite A Kansas City, MO 64108; (816) 895-6363; www.jpiedralaw.com  
Angie Williams, 4235 Baltimore Ave, Kansas City, MO 64111; (816) 531-2166; www.williamslawkc.com
​Legal Aid of Western Missouri, www.lawmo.org  
U.S. Government Agencies  /  Agencias Gubernamentales de los Estados Unidos

​United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; 1 (800) 375-5283 / ​www.uscis.gov  /  (Español)

District 15 - Kansas City District Office
   USCIS Application Support Center, 10320 NW Prairie View Rd., Room 103, Kansas City, MO 64153
   
​    Office Hours
  • General Public (appointment necessary):  8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday 
  • Military Personnel (no appointment necessary):  9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
  ​Foreign Missions & Consulate Contacts
           
          Mexico 
               Mexican Consulate in Kansas City
               1617 Baltimore Avenue
               Kansas City, MO 64108
               (816) 556-0800
               www.consulmex.sre.gob.mx/kansascity                    

          El Salvador 
               Salvadoran Embassy in Washington D.C.
               1400 16th Street NW, Suite 100 
               Washington, D.C. 20036 
               (202) 265-9671 
               www.elsalvador.org

          Honduras 
               Honduran Embassy in Washington D.C. 
               3007 Tilden Street NW 
               Suite 4-M 
               Washington, D.C. 20008 
               (202) 996-7702; (202) 996-2604 
               www.hondurasemb.org 

          Guatemala
               Guatemalan Embassy in Washington D.C. 
               2220 R Street NW 
               Washington, D.C.  
               (202) 745-4953 
               www.guatemalaembassyusa.org

Legislation & Policy Advocacy /  Legislación y política

​Legislation & Policies
 
​State & Local

​Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Organizations​​

​KC Metro ​St. Joseph​
Defending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Parish Toolkit

​The Interfaith Immigration Coalition (IIC) is a partnership of faith-based organizations committed to enacting fair and humane immigration reform that reflects our mandate to welcome the stranger and treat all human beings with dignity and respect. Coalition members work together to advocate for just and equitable immigration policies, educate faith communities, and serve immigrant populations around the country

​Here are some ways to take action:
  1. Download & share the Interfaith Toolkit to Defend TPS! We invite communities across the nation to host an interfaith vigil, educate your faith community about TPS, amplify voices of TPS holders in the media, and meet and call your national, state, and local elected officials.
  2. Call Your Members of Congress: Tell Them to Support TPS Holders, Save TPS, and Stand With Our Immigrant Neighbors!
  3. Learn: Read the September 2017 interfaith letter urging the administration to extend TPS for all TPS designations and protect all TPS populations in the U.S.
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Catholic Church Assistance  /  Asistencia de la Iglesia Católica
Our neighbors live across the street and the country, across oceans and hemispheres. As millions of God’s children flee war, persecution and poverty, Pope Francis, ​​Caritas Internationalis, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities USA, and Catholic Relief Services invite you to share their journey by walking with them in prayer and support.
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www.sharejourney.org

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Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity, A Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops

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