immigrants and refugees Archives

In Netherlands Antilles, the Church a field hospital for Venezuelan refugees

Church in the Americas
Nov 2, 2019

The situation of Venezuelan refugees in the Netherlands Antilles is dramatic: According to a recent report from Refugees International, it is one of the worst in the region.

Confusion arises over TPS for Salvadorans

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Nov 1, 2019

Salvadorans with a special immigration status experienced whiplash in late October when the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, in a video with the Salvadoran president Oct. 28, announced the extension of the program, only to be corrected hours later by the acting director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Symposium examines religion’s role in lives of resettled refugees in U.S.

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Oct 26, 2019

Over 40 resettlement agency workers, community engagement organizations, refugees and faith leaders from across state lines and religious traditions gathered at Princeton University Oct. 21 and 22 to talk about the role religion plays in the lives of resettled refugees in the United States.

Discovery of 39 dead migrants in England shows need for asylum reform, JRS says

Church in UK and Ireland
Oct 24, 2019

A gruesome discovery of 39 bodies in a refrigerated container on a truck in Essex on Wednesday morning “highlights the urgent need for more safe and legal routes to migrate and to seek asylum,” says the director of the Jesuit Refugee Service UK.

ICE withdraws big fines for immigrants living in churches

Associated Press, Church in the US
Oct 24, 2019

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is reversing course months after threatening six-figure fines against immigrants taking sanctuary at churches.

Faith groups pray for immigrant children in detention, urge policy change

Catholic News Service, Church in the US
Oct 22, 2019

Dozens of Chicago-area Catholics were joined by Lutheran, Jewish and Muslim representatives as they all prayed for immigrant children held in U.S. detention centers Oct. 16.