The Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security was set to give nearly $300,000 to an organization that provides legal services to aliens subject to deportation. Now, the Trump administration has frozen its funding.
Catholic Migration Services (CMS), a New York-based non-profit organization, was slated to receive over $293,000 from the Department of Homeland Security to provide naturalization services for immigrants. The grant term began under the Biden administration on November 22nd, 2024, and was scheduled to continue until September 2026.
The organization provides a wealth of services beyond just naturalization, however, and even offers free deportation defense to foreign nationals who have an order of removal. These services are part of the group’s effort to “advance equality and social justice in a changing and diverse population.”
“We provide free legal…