A ‘nation of immigrants’ should identify with migrants’ plight and human dignity, says Boston cardinal March 24, 2023By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News A political climate hostile to the needs and existence of immigrants is not only morally wrong, it also weakens the structures of democratic governments, said Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston.
At U.S.-Mexico border, migrants’ advocates call for action on U.S. asylum policy March 23, 2023By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Religious leaders, migrant advocates and migrants gathered in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, for a news conference in which they denounced attacks on the right to asylum and pledged to continue supporting those who face long waits to seek asylum in the United States.
West Virginia parishes, people help Ukrainians find safe haven in Mountain State March 22, 2023By Colleen Rowan OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Veronika McCann is channeling her anger and grief into the efforts of St. Joseph Parish in Martinsburg to help more Ukrainian families, just like her own, to leave the war-torn country and find hope and safety in the state’s Eastern Panhandle.
Papal message to focus on people’s right not to migrate March 21, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Reflecting on people’s right to remain in their country of origin, share in the common good and live in dignity will be the focus of Pope Francis’ next message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees.
Welcoming migrants, refugees is first step toward peace, pope says March 20, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Safe, organized, legal and sustainable migration is in the interest of all countries, Pope Francis wrote.
US extends stay for thousands of Ukrainians as war enters second year March 16, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Thousands of Ukrainians who fled their nation in the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022 can now apply to extend their stay in the U.S. by one year.
Catholic, labor leaders raise concerns as Arkansas revises child labor law March 14, 2023By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News In a legislative development that has drawn concern from both Catholic and labor leaders, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark., signed into law March 8 the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, which eliminates state age verification for children younger than 16 seeking a job.
Biden administration reportedly weighs reinstating family detention of unauthorized migrants March 8, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Biden administration is reportedly weighing whether to reinstate a policy of detaining migrant families who cross the border without authorization, a practice President Joe Biden condemned and ended when he took office. Catholic immigration advocates have vocally opposed the policy as well.
Remembering deadly shipwreck, pope prays to end human trafficking March 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Human traffickers must be stopped from risking the lives of migrants traveling in search of a better future, Pope Francis said.
Catholic advocates praise Biden administrative actions to combat child migrant labor exploitation March 3, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Social Justice, World News The departments of Labor and Health and Human Services said they would audit the vetting process of adults who sponsor migrant children out of government custody, and increase their efforts to investigate and prosecute cases of child exploitation.
Catholic immigration advocates condemn proposed Biden border rule February 24, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News The Biden administration Feb. 21 proposed its most restrictive border control measure to date, announcing it plans to issue a temporary rule blocking asylum-seekers who cross the border without authorization or who do not first apply for protections in other nations before coming to the United States.
Catholic organizations applaud, express concerns about private sponsorship program for refugees January 25, 2023By Nicholas Wolfram Smith OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Catholic organizations applauded the announcement of a new State Department program that allows groups of private individuals to directly support refugees resettling in the U.S.