The Trump administration rescinded in January long-standing restrictions on arrests at sensitive locations, including houses of worship.
Immigration
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Miami clergy have expressed concern over “Alligator Alcatraz,” a new detention facility for migrants in Florida’s Everglades that President Trump toured July 1.
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LA Catholics rely on strong faith to persevere amid ICE presence during pilgrimage prayer stop
by Kimmy Chacónby Kimmy ChacónEven as the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage made a prayer stop near downtown Los Angeles, fear and tensions from recent raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arose.
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Catholic reaction to the “Big Beautiful Bill” immigration proposals and on-the-ground developments has walked a careful line between compliance and concern.
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Supreme Court limits judges’ ability to block Trump on birthright citizenship
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonJustices on June 27 limited federal judges’ ability to issue nationwide injunctions in a case concerning Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship for some.
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Sisters protest Medicaid, social cuts as Senate considers Trump bill
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonCatholic women religious held a demonstration on Capitol grounds June 24 urging lawmakers not to cut programs such as Medicaid or SNAP.
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Bishop Michael M. Pham, who fled Vietnam as a refugee in 1980, and his auxiliary bishops joined a June 20, 2025, clergy visit to immigration court in San Diego.
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(OSV News) — Solidarity with refugees and migrants “is not optional,” but rather “a living testimony of the Gospel,” said Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chairman of the …
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(OSV News) — “No one can turn a deaf ear to the palpable cries of anxiety and fear heard in communities throughout the country in the wake of a surge in …
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“The current state of immigration law is the toughest I’ve seen in my 14 years of practice,” said Zaire Solano.