ICE enforcement

“The new Immigration and Customs Enforcement measures have been overcrowding U.S. facilities, so they now need to send some deportees to other countries.”

Jesuit Father John Courtney Murray played a key role in drafting Vatican II’s landmark Declaration on Religious Freedom, “Dignitatis Humanae,” in 1965.

Clergy will now have access to ICE holding facility, following a lawsuit filed by an ecumenical group of Minnesota clergy.

“We want to be there, for people especially at the most vulnerable times of their lives, and this is certainly one of them,” the priest said of ICE detention.

“Tragic events in Minneapolis have exposed the abuses of ICE and marked a turning point in how the public views the immigration policy of the administration.”

“This is the body of Christ, bringing the body of Christ to the body of Christ,” the provincial superior of the Claretians’ USA-Canada province told the group.

(OSV News) — Data showing most individuals in immigration detention do not have violent criminal records highlights ongoing concerns expressed by the nation’s Catholic bishops over the Trump administration immigration crackdown, …

Archbishop Sample of Portland, Oregon, talks about the ongoing ICE activity and his call to build greater solidarity with the Hispanic community.

Negotiations to avoid a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security after approving a two-week extension for that department continue. 

“What’s going on in our country is horrible, and it’s really important for our young generation to use our voices to stand up for what’s right.”