Bishop Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso made a passionate plea for others to understand the real danger that prompts migrants to leave their native lands.
Immigration
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to preserve Obama’s DACA policies
U.S. bishops urge Trump administration “to continue administering the DACA program and to publicly ensure that DACA youth are not priorities for deportation.”
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El Paso bishop: Stop deportations until immigration is fixed
“Our border community knows the reality of a broken immigration system.”
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Nuns hear stories of tragedy as they help migrants who land in Italy
The nuns give practical help and emotional support to scores of migrants flooding Sicily’s shores. The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration said that as of July 3, more than 85,000 migrants landed in Italy this year.
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50 years ago a man told my mother, “Go home, spic.” Would that happen today?
I want to believe things are better now for immigrants, but I fear things are getting worse.
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Life at the first stop for many migrants who cross Mediterranean
The latest survivors of the dangerous sea voyage across the Mediterranean from Libya as European Union leaders expressed alarm at the rising numbers of migrants flooding into Italy.
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Deportation to deadly countries is an evil we can avoid
Can a Catholic carry out his or her job duties in good conscience if they include the deportation of people facing imminent death in their home countries?
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The Francis effect on Jesuit mergers: Being more present and going to the margins
The consolidation is a work in progress. The brethren have mixed feelings about it, and their provincials know it.
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Deporting my Iraqi-Christian dad would be a death sentence. That’s why I’m praying for justice.
The one thing that has been getting me and my family through this all has been the power of prayer.
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Chaldeans protest ICE detentions, and possible deportations, in Detroit
Organizers said those who were detained had no prior warning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be arresting them the morning of June 11.