Immigration Archives

Catholic activists warn of new family separation policy

Jul 3, 2020

Following a federal judge’s order that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement release all children who have been held in custody for more than 20 days, Catholic advocacy groups say the situation is “more urgent and complex than it appears.”

By Nick Mayrand

Supreme Court says asylum-seekers can’t challenge deportations

Jun 26, 2020

In a 7-2 decision June 25, the Supreme Court said the Trump administration can deport some asylum-seekers without granting them a federal court hearing.

By Carol Zimmermann

Bishop says Caribbean immigrants to UK ‘failed by the state’

Jun 22, 2020

The Windrush Generation were too often “failed by the state,” according to Bishop Paul McAleenan, the head of the migrants and refugees desk at the England and Wales bishops’ conference.

By Charles Collins

The call to accompany others extends to immigration, says attorney

May 17, 2020

Immigration “is not political — or it should not be political. This has nothing to do with party affiliation,” according to a Catholic immigration attorney who works in El Paso, Texas.

By Mark Pattison

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

Catholic immigration advocates attack Trump tweet on halting immigration

Apr 22, 2020

Though it’s still unclear how an April 20 tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump saying he would “suspend immigration into the United States!” will manifest itself in policy, some blamed him for trying to scapegoat immigrants as a way to divert attention from the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Rhina Guidos