Bishop Joe Vásquez Archives

Biden administration halts border projects funded with military money

May 4, 2021

The Biden administration announced April 30 it would stop paying for construction projects along the southern border between Mexico and the U.S., which were being funded with money originally designated for the military.

By Rhina Guidos

Supreme Court stops citizenship question in census, for now

Jun 28, 2019

The Supreme Court, for now, blocked the Trump administration’s added citizenship question to the 2020 census, sending the case back to a lower court.

By Carol Zimmermann

As raid threats stoke fears, church leaders try to comfort immigrants

Jun 25, 2019

The president’s threats came and went in tweets, but priests, women and men religious, church-affiliated organizations and even some bishops from around the country were left trying to dampen the fear they sparked among immigrant communities of faith.

By Rhina Guidos

U.S. bishops draw flak for official statement after Trump’s deportation threat

Jun 25, 2019

The USCCB is facing backlash after its response to the Trump administration’s deportation plans.

By Christopher White

New evidence in Supreme Court’s census case may impact outcome

Jun 1, 2019

An expected vote from the U.S. Supreme Court on the added U.S. citizenship question in the 2020 census just hit a potential twist with newly submitted evidence that could influence the court’s decision.

By Carol Zimmermann

Bishops’ migration chair urges House pass new bill to protect ‘Dreamers’

Mar 16, 2019

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration March 15 endorsed the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would provide equal protection and a pathway to citizenship for qualifying “Dreamers” and those covered by the Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure programs.

By Catholic News Service

Catholic Relief Services: Immigration action must consider root causes

Jan 13, 2019

In the ongoing discussions surrounding immigration, part of the solution must involve looking at the factors that drive people to leave their homes in the first place, said the vice president of an international Catholic aid group.

By Michelle La Rosa

As caravan moves north, Catholics insist seeking asylum not a crime

Oct 31, 2018

As President Donald Trump prepares to send 5,200 troops to Mexican border to block some 4,000 Central American asylum-seekers, Catholic leaders are urging governments to address the underlying causes of migration while reminding people that seeking asylum is not a crime.

By Christopher White