The Justice Department said it was about to appeal a lower court decision allowing the teen to have an abortion when it realized she had already had the procedure earlier that day.
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Ten-year-old with cerebral palsy remains detained by Border Patrol
It could be months before Rosa Maria will be able to see her family.
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How to encounter Latino Catholics in America (and why you need to)
The nation has changed, once again. This time we are becoming more Latino. The demographic shift is not the future; it is the present.
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Sisters of Mercy call for ‘unencumbered’ bill to help Dreamers
A “clean” bill would be “unencumbered with costly, punitive and unnecessary provisions.”
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Bishops “appalled” by Border Patrol agents detaining child with cerebral palsy
“This action is not humane,” Bishop Tamayo said.
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There’s nothing to celebrate about a detained migrant being granted access to an abortion.
The injustice of abortion itself requires us to work to protect children in the womb along with their mothers.
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Pro-life groups say teen immigrant’s abortion is regrettable
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The head of the Susan B. Anthony List said the pro-life organization “was deeply saddened to learn that Jane Doe’s child has been aborted,” referring to an immigrant teen from Central America in federal detention in Brownsville, Texas. The American Civil Liberties Union supported an abortion for the 17-year-old, who is in […]
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Pope Francis urges U.S. Dreamers to continue dreaming
“God said it and the Bible is clear,” the pope said. “Receive the migrant, receive the refugee.”
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Texas bishops criticize ACLU’s support for teen immigrant’s abortion
On Oct. 24, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in a 6-3 vote cleared the way for the pregnant 17-year-old to obtain an abortion.
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to extend protected status for Central Americans
Around 200,000 Salvadorans and 57,000 Hondurans have been residing in the United States for more than 15 years under Temporary Protected Status. But that status is set to expire in early 2018.