A group of representatives wants to force a vote on immigration reform in the House.
J.D. Long García
J.D. Long García is a senior editor at America. He is the author of A Journalism of Liberation and co-author of Clericalism: The Institutional Dimension of the Catholic Sexual Abuse Crisis.
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Sessions’s zero tolerance border policy may split families—and cost taxpayers
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has vowed to prosecute anyone who enters the United States illegally.
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The Hispanic Catholic Church in the U.S. is growing, survey confirms
Overall, about 40 percent of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic, according to the survey.
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Jeff Sessions’s rule on asylum seekers could impact victims of religious persecution
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing a case decided by the Board of Immigration Appeals involving a Salvadoran woman who received asylum due to fleeing domestic abuse in her country.
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Trump administration resumes legal aid program for immigrants
Plans to halt a Bush-era legal program have been suspended, at least for the moment.
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U.S. bishops urge support for USA Act to protect Dreamers
Archbishop Gomez called the USA Act a “good-faith compromise.”
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Infographic: Few Hispanics among men to be ordained as priests in 2018
New data shows the average age of a new priest at 33; the most common countries for foreign-born ordinands are Mexico, Vietnam, the Philippines and Colombia.
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A Bush-era legal aid program for immigrants is about to be cancelled
The Legal Orientation Program, which President George W. Bush put into place in 2003, helps detained immigrants know their rights and legal options.
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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.’”
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Photographer exposes the oversimplified U.S.-Mexico border
In his photography, David Taylor shies away from stereotypes.