SAN DIEGO — The Diocese of San Diego is working to provide information to immigrants and their families in the wake of new policies being implemented by President Trump.
Catholic Charities will launch a page in February that will provide reliable information, such as the rights of immigrants, how to find a relative if he or she has been detained, and what legal documents may be needed, like power of attorney. Resources and training also will be available to parishes. Here are the web addresses:
emergencysafetyplan.org (English)
plandeemergencia.org (Spanish)
Catholic Charities is collaborating with the San Diego Organizing Project, and other organizations that serve immigrants. The agency stresses that individuals should rely on information that has been vetted by a credible organization such as Catholic Charities.
Auxiliary Bishop Ramón Bejarano leads immigration-related matters at the diocese. He said a particular concern is that the new administration will separate families while enforcing its new policies, as it did four years ago.
“I saw at first hand the trauma that children experienced. It was horrible,” he said. “I’m sure no parents in the U.S. would like that to happen to their own children or grandchildren.”
