Immigration

  • November 11, 2021

Migrants need welcoming, integration in society and church, pope says

Migrants are a blessing and a gift for society and the church, but they must be helped to...
  • November 2, 2021

Immigration advocates praise new effort by DHS to end ‘Remain in Mexico’

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas submitted a lengthy document Oct. 29 that he hopes will lead to...
  • October 26, 2021

Texas bishop urges Biden ‘to act immediately’ to end ‘Remain in Mexico’

The Biden administration must issue an immediate termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols, also known as the "Remain...
  • October 25, 2021

Pope calls for an end to forcing migrants back to unsafe countries

Pope Francis denounced the "inhuman violence" waged against migrants, refugees and other displaced peoples in Libya, and called...
  • October 22, 2021

Mothers of disappeared migrants plead in U.S. for help finding loved ones

A group of women looking for sons and daughters who were never heard from again after migrating to...
  • October 21, 2021

Discontent with Biden administration grows among immigrant advocates

Immigrant advocates recently walked away from an online meeting with Biden administration officials to protest a move that...
  • October 20, 2021

We need to see the face of Christ in immigrants, says Phoenix bishop

One family fled cartel violence in their small town in Zacatecas, Mexico. Another fled Honduras after the coronavirus...
  • October 19, 2021

Migrant shelter in southern Mexico denounces raid by armed individuals

A Catholic migrant shelter in southern Chiapas state said unidentified individuals forced their way into the premises --...
  • October 18, 2021

After court order, DHS officials aim to resume ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an Oct. 14 court filing they were ready...