Immigration Archives

New book says former Notre Dame president was ‘Church’s public intellectual’

Apr 6, 2021

Decades ago, Father Theodore Hesburgh sought answers to the issues that plagued the nation through an approach that many people preach is needed to solve the issues of today: he listened. He listened to both sides, and directly to those who were affected most.

By John Lavenburg

U.S. and Mexican bishops call for better migration policies at border

Apr 2, 2021

As the number of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border continues to soar, more than a dozen Catholic bishops from both countries issued a reminder yesterday that “there is a shared responsibility of all nations to preserve human life and provide for safe, orderly, and humane immigration, including the right to asylum.”

By John Lavenburg

Laredo Church authorities waiting for influx of immigrants

Mar 12, 2021

From conversations with federal government officials at the border, Bishop James Tamayo of Laredo estimates that there are at least 800 families – thousands of people – waiting on the Mexico side of the Laredo border for entry into the United States.

By John Lavenburg

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

In journeys of thousands of miles, migrants get trapped in legal limbo

Feb 2, 2021

Didier Jackson had not planned on coming to Peru and, once in the country, did not intend on staying. He and his family, however, got stuck and are now trying to figure out where to go next.

By Lucien Chauvin

A mix of hope and dismay as religious leaders assess Biden

Feb 2, 2021

Donald Trump’s departure from the White House and the start of Joe Biden’s presidency have stirred new hopes among many religious leaders in the United States, while causing dismay among others.

By David Crary and Elana Schor

Catholic bishops call on Biden to change reality at Mexican border

Jan 29, 2021

When Bishop Mark Seitz arrived to El Paso in 2013 he realized that most people don’t understand life on the United States-Mexico Border. Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Seitz acknowledges that he didn’t either.

By John Lavenburg

Catholic leaders praise Biden’s executive actions helping immigrants

Jan 22, 2021

Hope Border Institute executive director Dylan Corbett see’s firsthand the hardship thousands of people face in Ciudad Juárez – the city opposite the border to El Paso – while they wait in limbo to pursue their asylum cases and hopefully enter the United States.

By John Lavenburg