immigration laws Archives

Catholic refugee agency: New UK asylum rules ‘cruel and dishonest’

Mar 25, 2021

New changes to the United Kingdom’s asylum system announced on Wednesday are “cruel and dishonest,” according to the country’s Catholic refugee agency.

By Charles Collins

Mysterious new system at border keeps migrants guessing

Mar 23, 2021

President Joe Biden has kept Title 42 in place as he designs what he promises will be “a humane asylum system.” Citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are usually back in Mexico within two hours, while other nationalities are held in the U.S. to be flown home without a chance at asylum.

By Adriana Gómez Licón

Lawmakers set to vote on two immigration bills

Mar 18, 2021

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to look at two bills on the immigration front March 18, both seeking a path toward citizenship for two groups: Younger unauthorized immigrants called “Dreamers” and a second one to help migrant farmworkers become citizens.

By Rhina Guidos

Catholic, other faith groups applaud decision to grant Venezuelans TPS

Mar 11, 2021

Pro-immigrant groups applauded a March 8 decision by the Biden administration to protect some 320,000 Venezuelans in the United States under a temporary immigration program.

By Rhina Guidos

Biden reverses policy barring green-card applicants from entering U.S.

Feb 25, 2021

President Joe Biden announced Feb. 24 a reversal of a 2020 proclamation by the Trump administration that sought to keep those applying for permanent residency cards, popularly known as green cards, out of the country because of the pandemic.

By Rhina Guidos

Catholic leaders urge TPS for Central Americans, aid for storm-ravaged nations

Feb 11, 2021

Two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen and the head of Catholics Relief Services asked the Biden administration Feb. 10 to grant Temporary Protected Status for 18 months to foreign nationals from Central America in the United States and to provide aid to their hurricane-ravaged countries.

By Catholic News Service

Supreme Court cancels two major immigration cases

Feb 4, 2021

The Supreme Court will not hear two scheduled arguments this term on immigration examining policies put in place by the Trump administration.

By Carol Zimmermann

Biden’s orders restore humane treatment of immigrants, refugees, says bishop

Feb 4, 2021

President Joe Biden’s executive orders aimed at rebuilding the U.S. immigration system, restoring due process and recognizing the dignity of newcomers illustrate his “commitment to prioritize assisting our immigrant and refugee brothers and sisters,” said the head of the U.S. bishops’ migration committee.

By Catholic News Service