Bishop Joe Vásquez Archives

Supreme Court stops citizenship question in census, for now

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
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.

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

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
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.

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

Church in the US
Jun 25, 2019

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

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

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
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.

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

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
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.

Catholic Relief Services: Immigration action must consider root causes

Catholic News Agency, Church in the Americas
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.