“The countries they are being sent to, such as South Sudan and El Salvador, are dangerous and unstable.”
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Deporting migrants to South Sudan is “a grave violation of the rule of law,” said Anna Gallagher, executive director of CLINIC.
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Catholic migrant advocates hail Supreme Court pause on Alien Enemies Act deportations
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonIn March, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 for the first time since World War II, granting himself broad authority to deport people allegedly associated with …
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“They’re afraid, and understandably so, that they might just find themselves one day caught up in this and then deported without recourse,” says Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso..
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Catholic migrant advocates ‘deeply alarmed’ by Trump use of Alien Enemies Act
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act March 15 for the first time since World War II, sparking a legal battle and concern over due process.
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Bishops’ migration chair invites Vance to dialogue over church’s work with migrants
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops’ migration chair called recent comments by Vice President JD Vance about the church’s work with migrants “a tremendous mischaracterization” while speaking at an event …
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Faith groups sue over Trump administration policy to permit ICE arrests at churches
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — More than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups filed a lawsuit Feb. 11 in federal court to challenge a Trump administration policy that rescinded long-standing restrictions …
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Pope to U.S.: Migration policies built on force, not truth, ‘will end badly’
by Carol Glatzby Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to “narratives” that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and …
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New Jersey faith leaders unite to defend immigrant families amid deportation fears
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsNEWARK, N.J. (OSV News) — Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, and more than 35 religious leaders from various faiths gathered Jan. 13 to oppose mass deportations anticipated under …
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