On March 24, the feast day of St. Óscar Romero, hundreds joined in a march and vigil calling to end mass deportations and mass detention in El Paso, Texas.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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Washington Roundup: DHS nominee clears key hurdle; Gabbard testifies amid Iran war scrutiny; and more
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump’s nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security cleared a key Senate hurdle this week.
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Advocates from across the U.S. gathered in Arizona to discuss pastoral strategies for understanding and applying Catholic teaching to mass deportations.
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Washington Roundup: DHS funding deal fails again; housing bill advances; Cuba’s Trump talks
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — A measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed in the Senate as negotiations over new, stronger constraints on federal immigration officers stalled. The same week, …
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An immigration advocacy day in Washington that brought Catholic delegations from several dioceses to meet with members of Congress.
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US presidency of G20 an opportunity to advance human rights, advocates say
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. presidency of the Group of 20, a forum for cooperation among the world’s largest economies, is an opportunity to advance human rights, advocates said at a congressional hearing …
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(OSV News) — Days after a meeting among several Catholic bishops serving along both sides of the Texas-Mexico border — a regular gathering for the “Tex-Mex” bishops — OSV News spoke …
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(OSV News) — Katie Holler, a Catholic mother of two, had for months been following news of the Trump administration’s increasingly hardline immigration policies, but she still remembers when she …
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Washington roundup: State of the Union; Turkey religious freedom concerns; bishops flag Farm Bill
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe same week as the State of the Union in Washington, an international religious freedom watchdog flagged Turkey and bishops addressed the 2026 Farm Bill.
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Church leaders call for healing, reconciliation at Mass of solidarity with migrants in Minneapolis
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — The spiritual pastor of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis preached on the importance of turning from anger to reconciliation and forgiveness during …
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