The Legal Orientation Program, which President George W. Bush put into place in 2003, helps detained immigrants know their rights and legal options.
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.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
What’s new for asylum seekers under the Trump administration
“They are also separating families, mothers from their children, at the border. That sends a definite signal, ‘Don’t come.’”
Posted inIdeas, Politics & Society
Photographer exposes the oversimplified U.S.-Mexico border
In his photography, David Taylor shies away from stereotypes.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We must not let fear drive our immigration debate
Once again, our emotions have gotten the best of us on immigration. This time, it is that caravan.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
What life is like on the U.S.-Mexico border
Away from the rhetoric in Washington, communities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are welcoming the stranger and overcoming physical barriers.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
A Dreamer in med school fights to stop her father’s deportation
Belsy García Manrique is a year away from realizing her dream of becoming a doctor—and her father is awaiting deportation.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
¡Que viva el papa! Five years of the first Latin American pope
This week’s top U.S.-Latino Catholic news
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
San Diego bishop calls Trump’s border wall “ineffective and grotesque”
As Trump touts border wall in California, skeptics say it misses the point.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Fear of ICE keeps some participants away from Encuentro gathering
“There has been fear for years, but with the new administration, it is more severe.”
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
March 2: This week’s top U.S.-Latino Catholic news
V Encuentro: How to reach fallen-away Latino Catholics