As a former director of the U.S. Bishops' resettlement program from 1985 to 1992, I can state that cuts are endangering the lives and welfare of some migrants and refugees.| Catholic Review
Hours after a July 6 prayer vigil that Bishop Dennis G. Walsh of Davenport, Iowa, led for immigrant construction worker Pascual Pedro Pedro, Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorities deported the 20-year-old West Liberty, Iowa, parishioner to Guatemala, his homeland.| Catholic Review
Clergy, religious and pastors from various denominations led hundreds of lay faithful in making their voices heard in advocating for just immigration policies.| Catholic Review
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — During a contentious hearing, a top Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 16 appeared to walk back a previous statement that Catholic entities are among the nongovernmental organizations subject to a probe by the committee about their work with migrants.| catholicreview.org
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration plans to appeal a federal judge’s July 11 ruling that bars immigration officers in Southern California from conducting immigration enforcement actions based solely on a person’s race or the fact that person is speaking Spanish.| catholicreview.org
The bishops of the United States have long been advocates of reforms to our broken immigration system.| catholicreview.org