Democrats formally introduced one of the most ambitious plans to date to address legal and illegal immigration in the U.S., while at the same time signaling limits for those currently attempting to enter without documentation ...
While new U.S. President Joe Biden is still reviewing immigration directives from his predecessor, policy watchers expect a more immigrant-friendly path forward as well as help for some families adversely affected by Trump administration policies. ...
Within hours of being sworn-in Wednesday, President Joe Biden was poised to send Congress an ambitious immigration bill that would begin to undo many of his predecessor’s policies. In a new report from Our Sunday ...
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee Dec. 8 welcomed the court ruling fully restoring the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, but said only Congress can “take up and ...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is marking the 15th anniversary of the Justice for Immigrants campaign "to unite and mobilize" Catholic organizations and individuals "to welcome, protect, promote and integrate immigrants and refugees coming ...
Catholics from the across Southern California and beyond joined Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles Sept. 20 for Masses in English and Spanish to celebrate the annual Day in Recognition of All Immigrants.
The Masses ...
In a 7-2 decision June 25, the Supreme Court said the Trump administration can deport some asylum-seekers without granting them a federal court hearing.
The opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, said asylum-seekers on track for ...
Four U.S. Catholic bishops called on government officials to consider the role and plight of U.S. migrant farmworkers during the coronavirus pandemic and made recommendations that include free testing and care should the workers test ...
The Nina Maria day care center is one of many projects run by the Diocese of Cucuta, Columbia, to help Venezuelan migrants, who are leaving their country to escape poverty, violence and an increasingly authoritarian ...
Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court's Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit ...