Turning walls into bridges
Today’s Maryknoll presence at the U.S.-Mexico border continues the legacy of hope built by a previous team that worked there from 1995 until 2009.
U.S. border closure is ‘inhumane, immoral, illegal and ineffective’
Heidi Cerneka on the May 12 decision by the U.S. government to close the door on asylum seekers indefinitely.
Heidi Cerneka rings alarm about detained migrants’ COVID-19 risk
Two of her clients released from ICE custody after lawsuit
Detained migrants at great risk of COVID-19
Immigration attorney Heidi Cerneka urges release of nonviolent detained migrants
What’s the next right step?
A report on the ‘Discerning Through Service’ retreat at the U.S.-Mexico border
Heidi Cerneka quoted in Buzzfeed
On the perils for older detainees in ICE custody.
Texas public radio features Heidi Cerneka on ‘Withholding of Removal’
‘If asylum is the gold standard, withholding of removal is the aluminum standard.’
Advocating for detained migrants at the border
Heidi Cerneka helps asylum seekers on the road to a new life
The Belleville Messenger on Heidi Cerneka
Lay missioner ‘in the middle of one of the most contentious issues’
Volunteer stints in El Paso renew hope
Twice this year, returned missioner Vicki Simon has traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border to help arriving migrants.
Immigration lawyer at the border
5-minute video of immigration attorney Heidi Cerneka’s ministry in El Paso and Juárez
