ICE Archives - Page 3 of 4

After raid, Ohio bishop says immigration system contributes to suffering

Jun 7, 2018

The bishop of Cleveland said a recent immigration raid at an Ohio gardening and landscape company “makes clear that our current immigration system contributes to the human suffering of migrants and the separation of families.”

By Rhina Guidos

Critics blast U.S. crackdown on protected Vietnamese immigrants

Apr 19, 2018

Thousands of Vietnamese immigrants in the U.S. who were previously protected under an agreement largely for refugees fleeing post-war Vietnam could face detention and deportation in coming months.

By Kevin J. Jones

Detroit Catholic church closing after more than a century

Dec 30, 2017

After more than 100 years, a Roman Catholic church in Detroit is closing, partly because Hispanics who worship there fear immigration agents.

By Associated Press

Iowa bishop visits ICE detainees, calls on congress to pass DREAM act

Dec 11, 2017

Bishop Richard Pates of Iowa visited twenty recently detained immigrants and called on congress to pass the DREAM act, which would give qualified immigrants protective residency status in the U.S.

By Christopher White

Texas bishops question detention of child with cerebral palsy

Oct 31, 2017

The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, the public policy arm of the state’s bishops, said federal agents seemed to disregard their own policy in the matter when they detained an undocumented 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy on her way to the hospital for surgery. Bishop James A. Tamayo of Laredo said the action was “inhumane.”

By Catholic News Service

USCCB officials urge Homeland Security to defer deportation of Chaldeans

Jun 22, 2017

Recent negotiations between the U.S. and Iraq have led to the deportation of more than 100 Chaldean Christians who were residing in the country, leading the Catholic bishops to write a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security urging him to halt the arrests.

By Carolyn Mackenzie