Of the 7,000 asylum cases that have been completed in the El Paso sector since the policy was implemented, only 15 individuals received asylum—a denial rate of more than 99 percent.
J.D. Long García
J.D. Long García is a senior editor at America and co-author of Clericalism: The Institutional Dimension of the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis.
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Five reasons why Luke’s Gospel is more Latino than the rest
Hint: It’s about food. And Mary.
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Meet Archbishop José Gomez, the first Latino president of the U.S. bishops
On Nov. 12, the U.S. bishops elected Archbishop Gomez to be the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the first ballot.
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As Supreme Court hearings begin, advocates say DACA was always a short-term fix
“Our nation made a promise to these ‘Dreamers,’” Archbishop Gomez wrote. “We have a moral obligation. It is time for the president and Congress to honor that promise and live up to this obligation.”
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Remembering the children who died in detention during Día de los Muertos
“They died on their way to this country and made that journey from life into death,” Ms. Marquez said. “In the end, we will find them there with our God.”
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Fewer than half of U.S. Latinos are Catholics, says one poll. How should the church respond?
Surveys show a long-term decline in U.S. Latinos identifying as Catholic, reports J.D. Long-García. The church is identifying ways to keep second- and third-generation immigrants in the pews.
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El Paso bishop: Latinos feel ‘they have targets on their backs’
The racism that is now a part of public life must be named and opposed, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Tex., said in a new pastoral letter.
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Catholic leaders will gather for a pilgrimage and teach-in on the border
Catholic organizers, labor leaders, theologians and activists will gather Oct. 11 to Oct. 13 in El Paso, Tex., for a national pilgrimage, teach-in and public action.
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Motivation remains unclear in arson attacks on three churches in El Paso
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward for each church for information leading to an arrest. Mr. Ceniceros said the diocese is offering an additional $5,000 for each church, adding that the same person or persons are believed to be responsible for all three incidents.
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What Pope Francis means to U.S. Latino Catholics
The first Latino pope and Hispanic Heritage Month