deportations Archives

Judge blocks deportation of Indonesian immigrant detained on church grounds

Oct 3, 2020

A federal judge on Friday blocked the deportation of an Indonesian immigrant who was detained last month on the grounds of a Maryland church, a space considered a “sensitive location” in which immigration authorities generally avoid enforcement actions.

By Regina Garcia Cano

U.S. deporting Guatemalans has led to spread of COVID-19, report says

Jun 25, 2020

A report by the Washington-based Refugees International organization charges U.S. immigration policy with helping the spread of the coronavirus in Guatemala, as federal agencies in the U.S. and Mexico have repatriated infected Guatemalans through deportations.

By Rhina Guidos

Guatemalan bishops: Deporting people during pandemic lacks humanity

Apr 17, 2020

Guatemala’s bishops have criticized continued deportations during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the practice has “no sense of humanity” during a health crisis.

By David Agren

Migrant ministries call for end to deportations during pandemic

Apr 14, 2020

Catholic migrant ministries of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras have called for an end to deportations during the COVID-19 crisis, saying the practice exposes an already vulnerable group to health and security risks — especially those sent summarily to countries of which they are not citizens.

By David Agren

Planned UK deportations to Jamaica will ‘tear families apart,’ says JRS

Feb 8, 2020

Britain’s leading Catholic refugee agency is expressing concern over a government plan to deport around 50 people to Jamaica, even though many of them were either born in the UK or brought to the country as young children.

By Charles Collins

Human rights group says deportees killed after return to El Salvador

Feb 6, 2020

At least 138 Salvadorans have been murdered after being sent back to their violent Central American country from the United States, according to a report from Human Rights Watch.

By David Agren

Guatemalan cardinal to visit Mississippi after migrant raids

Dec 15, 2019

A Guatemalan cardinal who advocates for migrants will visit Mississippi following immigration raids last summer that prompted 680 arrests.

By Associated Press

In court briefs, Catholic leaders urge Supreme Court to keep DACA in place

Nov 2, 2019

Catholic leaders joined more than 35 other groups that have filed friend-of-the-court briefs urging the Supreme Court to support the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, known as DACA.

By Carol Zimmermann