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  • Border priest says migrant children need protection, assistance

    Border priest says migrant children need protection, assistance

    • Apr 14, 2021

    When the priest of the lone Catholic parish in the U.S.-Mexico border city of Donna, Texas, considers the present situation at the border, his first concern is for the unaccompanied minors trying to gain entry to the United States.

    By John Lavenburg
  • Group asks Biden administration to step up reunification of border families

    Group asks Biden administration to step up reunification of border families

    • Apr 9, 2021

    An interfaith collection of religious activists is asking the Biden administration to step up the pace of family reunification to remedy the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that separated an estimated 5,500 immigrant children from their families by invoking criminal proceedings against their parents.

    By Mark Pattison
  • Catholic immigration advocates say ‘Christian response’ needed at border

    Catholic immigration advocates say ‘Christian response’ needed at border

    • Apr 9, 2021

    While Democrats and Republicans are trading accusations for who is to blame for the present crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, one U.S. bishop says enough is enough.

    By John Lavenburg
  • Youth crossings at border lead to rise in offers of foster care help

    Youth crossings at border lead to rise in offers of foster care help

    • Apr 6, 2021

    Because of the quick rise in the number of unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, more people are responding to the call to help made on social media by the U.S. bishops’ Migration and Refugee Services.

    By Mark Pattison
  • U.S. and Mexican bishops call for better migration policies at border

    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
  • Migrant families freed without court notice or any paperwork

    Migrant families freed without court notice or any paperwork

    • Apr 1, 2021

    Overwhelmed and underprepared, U.S. authorities are releasing migrant families on the Mexican border without notices to appear in immigration court or sometimes without any paperwork at all — a time-saving move that has left migrants confused.

    By Elliot Spagat
  • Border surge straining shelters, says Mexican bishops’ migrant ministry

    Border surge straining shelters, says Mexican bishops’ migrant ministry

    • Mar 30, 2021

    The Mexican bishops’ migrant ministry says people are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border with illusions of easily entering the United States, but they risk being returned to Mexico under rules for expelling people rapidly during the pandemic.

    By David Agren
  • Mysterious new system at border keeps migrants guessing

    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
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