We can see and judge the unjust treatment of refugees and migrants by the United States. Now we must address the root causes of the injustice.
Refugees
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Bishops and Catholic groups set to highlight immigration injustices
A group of bishops, including the head of the U.S. bishops conference, will visit the border early next week.
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On both sides of Atlantic, migrants meet hostile reception
The European crisis mirrors the one in the United States, where a broad-ranging Republican immigration bill was set for a vote Wednesday, with little certainty that it would survive.
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Trinidad and Tobago Catholics come to aid of Venezuelan refugees
This April, 82 Venezuelans were sent back to their country by Trinidad and Tobago officials. There have been other deportations in years past, but this one was significant because the Venezuelans were migrants seeking asylum or hoping to file for refugee status.
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There were 69 million refugees last year. What is being done to help them?
A record 68.5 million people had been driven from their homes across the world at the end of 2017. That total was 2.9 million more than at the end of 2016.
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Father James Martin: Five things you can do to help immigrants at the border
Call your legislators, inform yourself or make a donation.
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Pope Francis: Migration is about people, not just numbers
Migrants seeking a better life in other countries must not be viewed with suspicion but rather defended and protected, no matter their status, Pope Francis said.
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Spain agrees to welcome refugee rescue boat after Italy and Malta refuse
Spain has announced it will let a ship holding 629 migrants and refugees, who were rescued from the Mediterranean, dock on its shores, after Italy and Malta refused to accept the vessel.
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Catholic Charities CEO: Some Catholics have sidestepped Jesus when it comes to refugees
These are our brothers and sisters, not freeloaders.
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Latin American bishops unite to help Venezuelan refugees
The bishops’ conferences of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru forged a coordinated action plan to offer needed services to Venezuelans.