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June 20, 2018

Mexican bishops decry U.S. zero-tolerance policy of separating families at the border

Children of detained migrants play soccer at a tent encampment near Tornillo, Texas, June 18. Image taken from Guadelupe, Mexico.
MEXICO – The Mexican bishops' conference has criticized the practice of U.S. officials separating migrant families, joining a chorus of condemnation south of the border as Mexicans react with outrage to the sight and sounds of children being confined in shelters far from their parents.
Published in International
April 10, 2018

Bishops on both sides of Mexico border criticize troop deployment

A Central American migrant rests April 7 at a temporary shelter inside a Catholic church in Puebla, Mexico.
MEXICO – The Mexican bishops' conference criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border and issued a strong defense of migrants, saying the Catholic Church could not stand by "in the face of suffering by our brother migrants as they seek better conditions by crossing the border to work and contribute to the common good."
Published in International
June 1, 2017

U.S. church leaders continue to ask for compassion toward immigrants

A woman holds up a sign supporting the needs of migrants during Texas Advocacy Day at the Texas Capitol in Austin April 4.

WASHINGTON – In early May, after the archbishop of Santa Fe, New Mexico, made a statement about an executive order dealing with immigration, he seems to have received more than a few unhappy responses.

Published in International
June 23, 2016

U.S. Supreme Court tie vote blocks temporary plan to stop deportations

Advocates for immigration reform react June 23 outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington after the justices issued a 4-4 split ruling on President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration, leaving in place a lower court ruling that blocked Obama's policies

WASHINGTON – With a tie vote June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Obama administration's plan to temporarily protect more than four million unauthorized immigrants from deportation. 

Published in International