The “Catholic Removal Impact Survey of Society” surveyed 133 deportees to provide insights into the effects of deportation on immigrants and their families.
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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President Trump’s move to limit asylum claims is ‘illegal,’ challengers say
Those who cross the border illegally will be unable to claim asylum after President Trump signed a proclamation limiting such claims on Friday.
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Will the midterm elections results advance the immigration debate?
Exit polls indicated that immigration was second only to health care in the minds of voters.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to fast-track cases challenging DACA
The Trump administration announced plans to end DACA last year, but court rulings have temporarily blocked the termination of the program.
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A sculpture of the Virgin Mary is a sign of welcome on the U.S.-Mexico border
The monument to the Virgin Mary, which will be surrounded by a meditation garden, was inspired by the Statue of Liberty and commissioned by the San Diego Organizing Project.
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Town hall panelists challenge church to address Latinos and Catholic education
Hosffman Ospino, an associate professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education at Boston College, moderated a panel discussion on Latinos and Catholic education Oct. 30 at The Catholic University of America.
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Humanitarian groups at U.S.-Mexico border prepare for the migrant caravan
Catholic aid groups are among those preparing for migrants fleeing violence in Central America—and who may face a U.S. border slammed shut to asylum seekers.
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The migrant caravan through the eyes of Catholic social teaching
Many of the migrants in the caravan are fleeing Central America’s “Northern Triangle”—El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. These countries are beset by “the world’s highest murder rates, deaths linked to drug trafficking and organized crime and endemic poverty.”
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Legal immigrants leery in wake of proposed green card restrictions
A new proposal from the Department of Homeland Security could make it much more difficult for legal immigrants to get green cards in the United States. But even before its implementation, the proposal has led immigrants to avoid receiving public benefits.
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New report details how Lutherans and Catholics reunited immigrant families
While recommitting to help, L.I.R.S. and the U.S. bishops called on the Trump administration to “commit to immigration policies that are humane and uphold each individual’s human dignity.”