In comments January 15, Reverend Leonir Chiarello c.s., executive director of the Scalabrinian International Migration Network (SIMN), welcomed the announcement by the U.S. government to launch a new refugee processing program in Central America for families and unaccompanied children fleeing violence in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. On January 13, Secretary of State John Kerry announced the initiative, which, according to reports, could offer resettlement to up to 9,000 persons a year to the United

New York, 18 December 2015 – In response to the increasing number of refugees and migrants crossing borders seeking a better life, throughout 2015 SIMN supported new services provided by the Scalabrini Migration Centers and Shelters, the establishment of new migration centers, development and capacity building programs, in addition to research and advocacy initiatives at the national, regional, and international level. On the International Migrants Day 2015, in the framework of the 25th anniversary of the