America’s tumultuous immigration system is again impacting nonordained religious workers from other countries — including Catholic religious sisters and brothers.
Immigration
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El Salvador president says he won’t return erroneously deported, imprisoned man to US
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWASHINGTON (OSV News) — Trump administration officials and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on April 14 dismissed arguments that an erroneously deported Maryland man should be returned to the United States from …
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Judge declines to preemptively block immigration enforcement in places of worship
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonMore than two dozen religious organizations filed a lawsuit in February to challenge a Trump administration policy.
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US bishops back bill easing immigrant religious workers’ path to permanent residency
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. bishops told congressional lawmakers they support a bipartisan bill to ease some immigration restrictions on religious workers from other countries.
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Cardinal McElroy, immigration advocates warn US at a moral crossroad with migrants
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWashington’s new Cardinal Robert W. McElroy grappled with the need to send a clear moral message on the dignity of migrants at an event in the nation’s capital.
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El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz led a March 24 prayer vigil after a rally and march in solidarity with migrants that began in the city’s downtown.
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(OSV News) — Farms are in every state in the country, producing fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy and raising animals for consumption. It all makes its way to the nation’s dinner tables. …
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Trump touts ‘swift and unrelenting action’ on immigration, gender policy in speech to Congress
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonTrump also repeated his previous statement that he believes he was “saved by God to make America great again” after a failed assassination attempt.
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(OSV News) — Catholic bishops along both sides of the Texas-Mexico border are affirming their support for the common good amid the U.S. immigration crisis, while calling for reform of …
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s new policies concerning unauthorized immigrants and mass deportation operations have caught some Latin American countries off guard.
