The Trump administration is using every tool imaginable to deter immigration, but he needs court approval and international cooperation from countries like Mexico to significantly increase deportations.
Refugees
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Father James Martin: Why I Am Pro-Life
The longer I live, the more I grow in awe of God’s creative activity and in reverence for God’s creation.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Cardinal Tagle: We need to create a global vision of migration
The Golden Rule calls for a global compact on migration to benefit our interconnected countries and shared humanity, argues the president of Caritas Internationalis.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In an overcrowded Tijuana shelter, asylum seekers from Central America begin a long wait
Thousands of caravan migrants now wait in tents at the Benito Juárez Sports Complex in Tijuana, unsure if they will ever be allowed to enter the United States.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Romero House: A place to call home for refugees in Toronto
Many asylum seekers have been housed in hotels or shelters, even as private groups are prepared to help them adjust to life in Canada. In downtown Toronto, however, inspired by the life of a freshly canonized saint, another model has been operating for over 25 years.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
J.R.S. advisor on Syria crisis: A refugee is never one who wants to leave his home
“So many ordinary people are suffering,” said Father Cedric Prakash, S.J. He has spent the last three years working with the Jesuit Refugee Service in the Middle East and North Africa Region.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
A Habsburg with a Twitter account: an interview with Hungary’s ambassador to the Vatican
Eduard Habsburg is a writer and diplomat who has served since 2015 as ambassador of Hungary to the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican expert: Tone down the crisis rhetoric on human migration
Vatican official says people must not succumb to fear mongering and realize that the challenge of migration today is solvable—but only if there is political will.
Posted inFaith, News
Fewer persecuted Christians are being admitted to U.S.
According to a new analysis by World Relief, the number of Christian refugees admitted to the U.S. dropped nearly 79 percent between fiscal years 2016 and 2018.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Synod 2018 Day 2: the church needs a “preferential option for young people”
Concern for migrants and refugees, many of who are young, took center stage at the Synod of Bishops.