Immigrants Archives

USCCB’s Justice for Immigrants campaign marks 15 years of advocacy

Oct 1, 2020

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is marking the 15th anniversary of the Justice for Immigrants campaign “to unite and mobilize” Catholic organizations and individuals “to welcome, protect, promote and integrate immigrants and refugees coming to and living in the United States.”

By Catholic News Service

Catholic universities oppose ICE guidance for international students

Jul 10, 2020

U.S. Catholic college and university leaders have joined the nation’s higher education community in condemning a new policy announced by the Trump administration that would prevent international students from remaining in or coming to the United States if their colleges use a completely online format in the fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Carol Zimmermann

DACA beneficiaries say court’s ruling keeps dreams alive for their future
- Jun 20, 2020
DACA’s continuance had been in question as the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether President Donald Trump’s 2017 executive order ending the program was constitutional. President Barack Obama established DACA by executive order in 2012 to allowed young people brought into the country illegally as minors by their parents to stay in the United States.

By Kurt Jensen
Armed with prayers and signs, young immigrants hail high court’s decision
- Jun 19, 2020
Before college student Luz Chavez left her Gaithersburg, Maryland, home June 18 to hear a decision on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States, her mother prayed for an outcome favorable to her daughter, whose ability to study, work and not be deported at some point soon hinged on what the justices had to say.

By Rhina Guidos
Report highlights role of immigrants as essential workers in COVID fight
- May 2, 2020
On the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, the Center for Migration Studies of New York released a new report highlighting the role of 19.8 million immigrant laborers who work in “essential critical infrastructure” in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Rhina Guidos
UK bishop tells priests to remind EU citizens to fill out applications
- Feb 21, 2020
Priests in England and Wales are being urged to remind Catholic parishioners from European Union countries to register for a post-Brexit “settlement scheme” or risk repatriation.

By Simon Caldwell