Judge grants injunction for clergy ministry in Minneapolis ICE facility March 23, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Clergy members will now be allowed in to give spiritual care to those being detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in the Twin Cities area.
‘Witness to Hope’ conference calls for Catholic response to mass deportations March 17, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News As the Trump administration continues its immigration crackdown, advocates from across the nation gathered in Arizona to discuss pastoral strategies for understanding and applying Church teaching to mass deportations.
Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump effort to end temporary protections for Haitians March 17, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News The U.S. Supreme Court announced late March 16 that it will hear oral arguments in April on whether the Trump administration can end a program temporarily shielding eligible Haitians living in the U.S. from deportation.
In new pastoral message, El Paso bishop calls for end to mass deportations March 16, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, called for an end to mass deportation and redoubled efforts to show solidarity with those affected by that policy in a new pastoral message released March 15.
New rule affecting visas seen as ‘positive step’ by foreign-born priests March 16, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News The change means that when a priest’s visa runs out, he can travel abroad briefly to renew it and return without a prolonged absence – helping parishes maintain stability in a time of growing priest shortages.
Supreme Court asked to end temporary protections for Haitians backed by U.S. bishops March 13, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News The Trump administration on March 11 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a ruling by a federal judge that barred the government from ending a program temporarily shielding eligible Haitians living in the U.S. from deportation. The move has been opposed by bishops as “not realistic” given the turmoil in their country of origin.
Birthright citizenship order to impact more than children of migrants, Senate panel hears March 13, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Supreme Court, World News A Senate subcommittee hearing held March 10 on President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict access to birthright citizenship guaranteed in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution examined arguments about what the amendment’s language regarding “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” meant when originally drafted.
What challenges does protesting present in Christian faith? Minnesota panel tackles topic March 9, 2026By Tim Montgomery The Catholic Spirit Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A March 5 meeting of legal and other experts at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis considered the topic “Protests and a Christian Response to Government Abuses.”
Baltimore Catholics bring voice of migrants to U.S. capitol March 6, 2026By Marietha Góngora V. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, Local News, News “They ask for help, and all I can say is, ‘I hear you. I hear you,’” said Deacon Seigfried Presberry as he described the phone calls he receives from families after a loved one is detained by immigration authorities.
San Antonio archbishop: Profit, politics play roles in inhumane migrant treatment March 6, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Days after a meeting among several Catholic bishops serving along both sides of the Texas-Mexico border — a regular gathering for the “Tex-Mex” bishops — OSV News spoke with Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio to explore his thoughts on the impact of the Trump administration’s sustained crackdown on migration.
Grassroots Dorothea Project urges Catholic women to speak against immigration-related injustice March 6, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Katie Holler, a social worker from Steubenville, Ohio, launched the Dorothea Project, a women’s action and advocacy group dedicated to educating the public about Catholic social teaching, with the mission of empowering communities “to speak truth and act in defense of vulnerable people whenever human rights and human dignity are violated.”
With Noem out, Catholic immigration advocates call for change in administration immigration policy March 5, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic immigration advocates are calling for change at the Department of Homeland Security after President Donald Trump announced March 5 that Kristi Noem is leaving her post. President Trump announced that he had chosen Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to replace her as secretary.
