Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News
Maryland’s Catholic bishops, including three from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, released a joint statement Jan. 27 expressing solidarity with immigrants and recommitting to advocate for policies that protect rights and uphold the dignity of that community.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News
Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops’ criticism of President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview — including raids on churches and schools — asking if they are actually concerned about receiving federal resettlement funding and “their bottom line.”
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, Local News, Maryland Catholic Conference, News
Several executive orders issued in the first days of President Donald J. Trump’s second term affect immigrants and migrant rights. Representatives from parishes and diocesan offices in Maryland received briefings Jan. 23 from experts from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
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Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News
A Philadelphia priest has called new Trump administration policies on immigration arrests a threat to the church’s religious freedom and people’s right to worship without fear.
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Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
A federal judge on Jan. 23 temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to change the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which grants birthright citizenship.
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Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
The State Department has canceled all refugee travel to the U.S., following a Jan. 20 executive order by newly inaugurated President Donald Trump.
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Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News
Executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on issues including migration, the environment and the death penalty are “deeply troubling,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan. 22 statement, while praising another on gender policy.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration
Before we turn to massive deportation programs, which are not only costly but also disruptive to society and especially family unity, perhaps a program to heal the wound of undocumented migration in our country should be attempted.
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Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
The Trump administration said Jan. 21 it would rescind a long-standing policy preventing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.
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Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde of Washington raised some concerns Jan. 21 over policies being advanced by the new Trump administration, asking President Donald Trump at an event where he was in attendance to show “mercy” to migrants and refugees coming to the U.S. for a better life.
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Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
Hours after the inauguration, Trump issued several executive orders, one of which declared migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border an emergency.
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Filed Under: 2024 Election, Immigration and Migration, News, World News
A coalition of advocacy groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Jan. 20 challenging President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive order seeking to change the interpretation of the 14th Amendment, which grants birthright citizenship.
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