Immigration Archives

Bishops, advocates call immigration ruling a ‘wake-up call’ for Congress

Jul 20, 2021

Immigration advocates and Catholic leaders view Friday’s DACA decision as a “wake-up call” to Congress that immigration reform is needed.

By John Lavenburg

Covid made bad situation for immigrants worse, Catholic survey finds

Jul 19, 2021

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alfonso Lara wants faithful Catholics to follow their donations to those it supports, and reach out to immigrant communities that still struggle accessing necessary services and information.

By John Lavenburg

Priest says detained migrant children ‘hungry’ for faith

Jun 29, 2021

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Father Franciscus Asisi Eka Yuantoro was welcomed earlier this month into a government facility for unaccompanied minors in Donna, Texas, to celebrate Mass, which he called a “blessing.”

By John Lavenburg

At border, bishop urges VP to see ‘foreboding walls of steel’

Jun 26, 2021

On Vice President Kamala Harris’ first trip to the Southern border, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso emphasized to her the importance of seeing first-hand the border and the countries migrants are fleeing to properly address the burgeoning immigration crisis.

By John Lavenburg

Bishops call on Congress to fix immigration system after TPS court ruling

Jun 10, 2021

Two members of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference migration committee view the Supreme Court’s ruling on Temporary Protected Status recipients and permanent residency in the U.S. as a reminder to Congress to “stop kicking the can down the road” on immigration reform.

By John Lavenburg

Immigration summit laments ’empty’ Central American towns

Jun 5, 2021

At this week’s emergency immigration meeting a prominent moment for Bishop Mario Dorsonville was a conversation he had with an El Salvadorian bishop who described the growing emptiness of some of his diocesan towns.

By John Lavenburg

Migration a hot topic for Italy’s bishops as more bodies wash up in Libya

May 26, 2021

As Italy’s bishops meet to discuss issues of local interest and the broad assessment they are about to begin of the Church at the national level, migration has again emerged as a pressing issue after more images of children drowned in an attempt to reach Europe made headlines.

By Elise Ann Allen

Catholics clamor for fix to green card backlog, end to legal limbo

May 22, 2021

On Thursday, the End SIJS Backlog Coalition penned a letter to top immigration officials in the federal government outlining the problem wit green card backlogs, the need to fix it, and a number of solutions.

By John Lavenburg