“We are not going to engage in law enforcement activities solely based on someone’s immigration status.”
Refugees
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Pope: Refugees outweigh political concerns
The day before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Pope Francis said he would make no judgments about the candidate and was interested only in the impact his policies would have on the poor.
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Unaccompanied Minors Neglected As Calais Camp Is Demolished
The move to shut down the camp put further pressure on the British government to accept more of the refugees who have been piling up at Calais, especially the camp’s many unaccompanied children. Almost all the refugees had been hoping to make it to Britain. In mid-October, as the first young p
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Amid larger migrant plight, unaccompanied children and teens face unique dangers
The plight of these children and teens highlights the growing problem of unaccompanied child migrants throughout Europe.
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While French authorities clear out a migrant camp, U.K. politicians stall on response to child migrants
French authorities’ move to shut down the camp put further pressure on the British government to accept more refugees, especially unaccompanied children.
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Can Christians return to Mosul? The displaced wait with uncertainty.
Given the recent move on Mosul, Iraqi Christians hope their time in exile is soon coming to an end.
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Recovery Will Take Long-term Effort in Haiti
The people of southern Haiti are traumatized and the landscape has suffered “complete devastation.” Hurricane Matthew survivors “have never seen anything like this,” Christopher Bessey, the country representative for Haiti for Catholic Relief Services, reports. The Category 4
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Some Iraqis hopeful, but aid groups worry about Mosul offensive
International humanitarian organizations are warning that Iraqis, mainly Sunni Muslims, left in Mosul are “now in grave danger.”
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New U.S. cardinal Tobin recalls clash with Trump running mate over Syrian refugees
Tobin warns against “atmosphere of fear” in Notre Dame speech, says people of faith must fight unjust policies.
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Pope Francis calls for greater efforts to protect and serve the world’s migrant children
The United Nations reports that more than 50 percent of the world’s 21.3 million refugees are children.