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Beating the odds with an immigration case

Beating the odds with an immigration case

by Heidi Cerneka | Aug 21, 2020

How Elizabeth’s life changed forever, thanks to a lay missioner’s legal advocacy — and the prayers and support of many

U.S. border closure is ‘inhumane, immoral, illegal and ineffective’

U.S. border closure is ‘inhumane, immoral, illegal and ineffective’

by Heidi Cerneka | Jun 2, 2020

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

Heidi Cerneka rings alarm about detained migrants’ COVID-19 risk

by Meinrad Scherer-Emunds | May 1, 2020

Two of her clients released from ICE custody after lawsuit

Detained migrants at great risk of COVID-19

Detained migrants at great risk of COVID-19

by Heidi Cerneka | Apr 27, 2020

Immigration attorney Heidi Cerneka urges release of nonviolent detained migrants

Heidi Cerneka quoted in Buzzfeed

Heidi Cerneka quoted in Buzzfeed

by Maryknoll Lay Missioners | Apr 20, 2020

On the perils for older detainees in ICE custody.

Texas public radio features Heidi Cerneka on ‘Withholding of Removal’

Texas public radio features Heidi Cerneka on ‘Withholding of Removal’

by Maryknoll Lay Missioners | Feb 6, 2020

‘If asylum is the gold standard, withholding of removal is the aluminum standard.’

Advocating for detained migrants at the border

Advocating for detained migrants at the border

by Meinrad Scherer-Emunds | Nov 12, 2019

Heidi Cerneka helps asylum seekers on the road to a new life

The Belleville Messenger on Heidi Cerneka

The Belleville Messenger on Heidi Cerneka

by Maryknoll Lay Missioners | Oct 14, 2019

Lay missioner ‘in the middle of one of the most contentious issues’

Immigration lawyer at the border

Immigration lawyer at the border

by Maryknoll Lay Missioners | Sep 13, 2019

5-minute video of immigration attorney Heidi Cerneka’s ministry in El Paso and Juárez

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