Catholic bishops pledged to be more proactive in laying out a vision for comprehensive immigration reform.
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Local officers shouldn’t be required to enforce immigration laws, DiNardo says
Local law enforcement and local jurisdictions should not be required to enforce federal immigration law, Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo said.
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What you need to know about this year’s Catholic bishops’ meeting
Some of the issues on the bishops’ agenda—immigration and health care specifically—have already caused a great deal of tension between the White House and Catholic leaders.
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Arrest and possible deportation of Iraqi Christians sparks protests in Michigan
he arrests of dozens of Iraqi Christians in southeastern Michigan by U.S. immigration officials appear to be among the first roundups of people from Iraq who have long faced deportation.
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Not protecting child migrants is an “insult to human dignity,” Vatican says
Policies that involve criminalizing and detaining child migrants “are an insult to human dignity,” the Vatican observer to U.N. said.
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Migration should be a choice, not ‘forced,’ Archbishop says
Migration should be “a choice rather than something forced or involuntary,” said Philippine Archbishop Bernardito Auza.
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U.S. extends Temporary Protected Status for Haitians for six months
Tens of thousands of Haitians enrolled under the Temporary Protected Status program can stay in the United States until at least January.
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Dispatches from America’s ethnic enclaves
Paul Moses reviews “City of Gods: Religious Freedom, Immigration and Pluralism in Flushing, Queens” and “Irish-American Autobiography: The Divided Hearts of Athletes, Priests, Pilgrims, and More.”
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Immigration, religious freedom and the next synod are on the agenda for the U.S. bishops meeting
The bishops’ spring assembly will include discussions ranging from immigration to religious freedom, as well as the Synod of Bishops on youth.
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Trump’s new travel ban is before the court. Here’s what you need to know.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments for and against a revised version of Trump’s executive order on immigration.