Immigration

WASHINGTON (OSV NEWS) — Weeks before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration Feb. 18 over the sudden suspension of funding for refugee resettlement assistance in order …

The bishops conference pledged to work with the Trump administration amid instances of agreement and disagreement. Instances of both immediately materialized.

(OSV News) — Catholic bishops, clergy and religious across the nation continue to weigh in on the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy, stressing the need to respect …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. bishops’ migration chair called recent comments by Vice President JD Vance about the church’s work with migrants “a tremendous mischaracterization” while speaking at an event …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — More than two dozen Christian and Jewish groups filed a lawsuit Feb. 11 in federal court to challenge a Trump administration policy that rescinded long-standing restrictions …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to “narratives” that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and …

(OSV News) — As part of swift and sweeping changes to immigration policy, the Trump administration is aiming to end or severely curtail two forms of immigration status that have …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Claims that the U.S. bishops’ conference profits from its partnership with the government to assist refugee populations that qualify for federal assistance, and that the Catholic …

​In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has taken steps to make it easier for immigration officials to conduct enforcement actions in “protected areas” (often referred to as “sensitive locations”), including …

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — They came — to collaborate and connect; to listen and pray; to advocate and organize. Perhaps the largest U.S. assembly of those dedicated to carrying out …