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Trump expected to refile paperwork soon in his effort to end DACA
- Jul 8, 2020
President Donald Trump is expected to refile paperwork during the second week of July to end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, following the Supreme Court ruling that his administration went about trying to end the program the wrong way.

By Carol Zimmermann
Bishops criticize immigration restrictions, say they will hurt families
- Apr 25, 2020
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and two other Catholic bishops criticized President Donald Trump’s April 22 executive order to temporarily restrict some forms of immigration during the pandemic, saying it could “fuel polarization and animosity.”

By Julie Asher
Citing staggering backlog, attorneys ask for independent immigration court
- Feb 1, 2020
Lawmakers heard about the lack of resources, including lack of working audio and video equipment, lack of access to language interpretation and overall the staggering backlog of 1 million cases and countless lives tied up in the nation’s immigration courts.

By Rhina Guidos

Catholic agencies disappointed by court’s order limiting immigrant aid
- Jan 29, 2020
Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, expressed disappointment with the Supreme Court’s Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump administration to go forward with a new rule meant to limit immigrants’ use of government benefit programs.

By Carol Zimmermann
Catholic group sues Trump administration over directives for asylum-seekers
- Sep 9, 2019
President Donald Trump’s appointment of Ken Cuccinelli to a top immigration position violated federal law and therefore certain actions undertaken by his office are not legally valid, a federal lawsuit argues.

By Dennis Sadowski
CLINIC joins suit against government seeking change in asylum policy
- Jul 12, 2019
The Catholic Legal Immigration Network joined three other organizations in filing a lawsuit against the federal government over a memo that the groups say changes the rules retroactively for unaccompanied immigrant minors seeking asylum.

By Mark Pattison