Undocumented immigrants Archives

Bishops, immigrant advocates oppose Trump’s new census memo

Jul 23, 2020

Democratic leaders and immigrant advocates are criticizing President Donald Trump’s July 21 memorandum to prevent immigrants without legal documentation from being counted in the 2020 census for the redrawing of congressional districts.

By Carol Zimmermann

Court’s DACA ruling takes recipients out of limbo, into a holding pattern

Jun 25, 2020

DACA recipients and advocates breathed a collective sigh of surprised relief June 18 when the Supreme Court ruled against efforts by the Trump administration to end the immigration program that has hung in the balance for the past three years.

By Carol Zimmermann

Armed with prayers and signs, young immigrants hail high court’s decision

Jun 19, 2020

Before college student Luz Chavez left her Gaithersburg, Maryland, home June 18 to hear a decision on the steps of the Supreme Court of the United States, her mother prayed for an outcome favorable to her daughter, whose ability to study, work and not be deported at some point soon hinged on what the justices had to say.

By Rhina Guidos

Pandemic adds increasing burdens on immigrants without legal status

Apr 2, 2020

For many immigrants, particularly those without legal documentation, the COVID-19 crisis has added another layer of fear and thrown them into an economic crisis with no safety net.

By Rhina Guidos

IDs give parishioners way to say, ‘I belong,’ regardless of legal status

Oct 13, 2019

The Diocese of Brownsville and a group of interfaith leaders in the Rio Grande Valley have introduced a “parish identification strategy” to provided members of parishes in the diocese a way to identify themselves to local law enforcement regardless of their legal status.

By Paul Binz

Immigrant college students describe uncertain road ahead

Sep 29, 2019

Mizraim Guerrero, a senior in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, said he found his voice as an immigrant advocate after experiencing firsthand the uncertainty and turmoil many immigrants deal with on a regular basis.

By Carol Zimmermann