Some Chaldeans and their supporters are wondering why more Christian Americans—their co-religionists—are not speaking out against the impending deportation of hundreds of them from the U.S. to Iraq.
Immigration
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Trump administration to deport immigrant parents, while continuing child immigrant protections
The Trump administration has canceled the immigration program intended to protect parents of U.S. citizens from deportation.
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Priest offers powerful reflection immigration using simple chalice
The chalice was handcrafted primarily with wood from a refugee boat that landed upon the beaches of Lampedusa.
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Bishops extend work of immigration group after vigorous floor debate
On the same day the bishops decided to establish a permanent committee on religious liberty, they agreed to extend the work of an ad hoc committee on immigration.
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Bishops renew pledge to fight Trump-backed immigration proposals
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.