A proposed bill in the U.S. Senate aims to assist international religious workers, particularly those in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, by addressing a backlog in visa applications. Many foreign-born religious workers, numbering around 20 in the Brooklyn Diocese, are at risk of having to leave the country due to expiring temporary work visas. The Religious Workforce Protection Act, introduced by Senator Tim Kaine, seeks to authorize continued lawful nonimmigrant status for those affected by these delays, addressing critical pastoral needs in local communities.
Foreign-born priests and religious workers were instructed that they would have to leave the U.S. if they did not receive their green cards before their temporary work visas expired.
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia introduced the Religious Workforce Protection Act, which would authorize the continuation of lawful nonimmigrant status for certain religious workers affected by the backlog.
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