On Jan. 20, 2025, Trump signed an executive order seeking to change the longstanding legal interpretation of the 14th Amendment.
Immigration
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Hundreds rally with bishops to protest mass detention and deportation in El Paso, inspired by Romero
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsOn 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.
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Supreme Court weighs whether policy of turning away asylum-seekers at border can be reinstated
by Kate Scanlonby Kate Scanlon“The practical effect of these policies is the withdrawal of asylum protection altogether, which is a violation of both U.S. and international law.”
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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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UPDATE: Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump effort to end temporary protections for Haitians
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonThe U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear oral arguments in cases of Trump administration trying to end TPS for Haitians and Syrians.
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In new pastoral message, El Paso bishop calls for end to mass deportations
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonBishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, called for an end to mass deportation and redoubled efforts to show solidarity with those affected by that policy in a new …
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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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The “externalization” of migration in the Latin American region — particularly under the Trump administration’s hardline policies — is accelerating human rights violations while eroding human dignity, according to a …
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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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