More than 200,000 Salvadorans, the largest T.P.S. community, “would be far too many people for the country to absorb,” said Archbishop Wenski, pointing out that the virtual control of entire communities by drug and extortion gangs mean that El Salvador remains a perilous place for many.
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Jeff Sessions’s rule on asylum seekers could impact victims of religious persecution
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing a case decided by the Board of Immigration Appeals involving a Salvadoran woman who received asylum due to fleeing domestic abuse in her country.
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GOP lawmaker: Ryan’s decision to fire House chaplain appears ‘underhanded’
Representative Walter B. Jones of North Carolina said the decision “was made behind closed doors based upon the input of only a few.”
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The Editors: Native Americans deserve tribal recognition
The Trump administration shows a lack of respect for the sovereignty of Native American nations.
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“Writing is the way I fight”: Remembering James H. Cone
God bless you, James: author, teacher, wrestling partner, spiritual godfather, beloved friend.
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Do reactions to the firing of Jesuit House chaplain show anti-Catholic bias?
Representative Mark Walker of North Carolina said he wanted Father Conroy’s successor to be somebody with children.
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House Republicans rebuff investigation into firing of Jesuit chaplain
The U.S. House rejected a proposal to investigate the ouster of Patrick Conroy, S.J., by Speaker Paul Ryan, and one Republican calls for a chaplain with children.
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Report: House chaplain, a Jesuit priest, was forced out by Speaker Paul Ryan
Patrick Conroy, S.J., submitted his resignation earlier this month. The Hill reports that a prayer seen as critical of the Republican tax bill may have been a factor.
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Pleas for common sense gun reform raised after Waffle House shooting
James Shaw Jr., the hero who disarmed the shooter of his AR-15 rifle, likely prevented even more people from being hurt or killed.
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U.S. bishops urge support for USA Act to protect Dreamers
Archbishop Gomez called the USA Act a “good-faith compromise.”