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Smugglers, extortion and broken dreams: Migrants’ road to U.S. has perils
- Apr 6, 2021
Shelters like La 72, run by the Franciscans near the Guatemala border, offer a respite on a dangerous route for migrants to the U.S. border.
A season for resurrection arrives for El Salvador’s Catholic war victims
- Apr 1, 2021
The Church is doing its best to heal El Salvador, with help from organizations such as CONABÚSQUEDA, whose purpose is to investigate and determine what happened to adult victims of El Salvador’s armed conflict, which left more than 75,000 dead and 7,000 to 10,000 disappeared
Border surge straining shelters, says Mexican bishops’ migrant ministry
- Mar 30, 2021
The Mexican bishops’ migrant ministry says people are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border with illusions of easily entering the United States, but they risk being returned to Mexico under rules for expelling people rapidly during the pandemic.
Chasing a dream because of a rumor, some Central Americans head to border
- Mar 28, 2021
In his first news conference as president, President Joe Biden said his administration was working with officials in Mexico to take in families who had been turned away. They would not be allowed into the U.S.
El Salvador’s recent election may test Biden’s plan to stem immigration
- Mar 6, 2021
Weeks before legislative elections in February, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele kept trying to tamp down a report by The Associated Press that Biden administration officials had refused him a meeting during an impromptu trip he made to Washington.
Catholic leaders urge TPS for Central Americans, aid for storm-ravaged nations
- Feb 11, 2021
Two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen and the head of Catholics Relief Services asked the Biden administration Feb. 10 to grant Temporary Protected Status for 18 months to foreign nationals from Central America in the United States and to provide aid to their hurricane-ravaged countries.
Church activists demand investigation after possible massacre of migrants
- Jan 29, 2021
Catholics groups are calling on the Mexican government to investigate a possible massacre of migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Biden policy agenda for Central America mirrors what Catholic organizations support
- Dec 12, 2020
When President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, he will embark on pursuing a policy agenda for Central America that many Catholic organizations have long supported.
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