At Mass to honor all immigrants, archbishop challenges leaders on immigration reform September 20, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Grim developments on the southern U.S. border and the “frustrating” lack of immigration reform were on the minds of some 1,500 Southern California Catholics at the annual Mass in Recognition of All Immigrants Sept. 17 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
Catholic activists call on Congress to fully fund migrant services for ‘common good’ September 18, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, U.S. Congress, World News Catholic activists called on Congress to ensure funding for migrant services is protected in upcoming appropriations bills at a Sept. 13 event near the U.S. Capitol.
Sietz: Jesus compels us to ‘respond with charity,’ address ‘coercive forces’ driving migrants September 17, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As the Catholic Church in the U.S. marks National Migration Week Sept. 18-24, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, chair of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration, highlighted the need to “address the coercive forces driving people to migrate.”
Border shelter for pregnant migrants is consistent pro-life effort, co-founder says September 17, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News A shelter near the U.S.-Mexico border for pregnant migrants run by a pro-life leader is preparing to welcome the first infant born while the mother is staying at the shelter, its co-founder told OSV News.
Federal judge confirms 2021 decision finding DACA unlawful September 14, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A federal judge declared unlawful a revised version of a program that offers protection from deportation to certain immigrants brought to the country as children. The program has been in place for more than a decade and has nearly 600,000 recipients.
Federal appeals court allows anti-migrant buoys in Rio Grande to remain for now September 12, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A New Orleans-based federal appeals court has issued an order allowing buoys installed by Texas to deter migrants from crossing the Rio Grande to stay in place for now.
Federal judge orders Texas to remove anti-migrant buoys from the Rio Grande September 7, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A federal judge ordered Texas to remove controversial floating barriers in the Rio Grande and prohibited the state from adding or reinstalling additional buoys in the river aimed at reducing unauthorized border crossings, marking a legal victory for the Biden administration, which opposed their use.
Celebrate migration as the ultimate free choice a human can make September 7, 2023By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration The theme for this year’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees, chosen by the Holy Father, Pope Francis, is “Free to Choose Whether to Migrate or to Stay.”
Invade Mexico? Campaign rhetoric offers ‘simplistic’ solutions to drug and migration problems, expert says September 4, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Campaign rhetoric often offers simple solutions to complex problems of drug trafficking and migration, an immigration policy expert told OSV News, with a notable example taking place at the recent first Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle.
Federal judge blocks Biden asylum ban criticized by US bishops, migrant advocates July 27, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic immigration groups and the U.S. bishops have objected to the asylum ban, arguing it violates existing U.S. immigration law, and exposes those who may otherwise be eligible for asylum to additional danger.
Biden administration sues Texas over anti-migrant buoys in the Rio Grande July 26, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Justice Department on July 24 sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over a floating barrier recently installed on the Rio Grande, part of the Republican governor’s latest attempts to stop migrants from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico as part of his “Operation Lone Star” program.
When buses with migrants arrive in LA, Catholic and other groups rush to help July 22, 2023By Mike Cisneros OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The coalition, known as CHIRLA — along with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the Central American Resource Center, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, city and county officials — had been meeting since 2022 to prepare for these exact scenarios.
