They are safe for now but will Haitian immigrant residents lose temporary protected status as Secretary Krisit Noem and Trump administration desire? Their lawyer says, “Many of our clients—if not all of our clients—are absolutely petrified of going back” to Haiti.
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Minneapolis Bishop on ICE, immigration and human dignity
Bishop Kevin Kenney was born in Minneapolis and has ministered to Latino communities there for years. Now an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, he speaks to America about the realities facing Latino Catholics on the ground and what the Catholic Church is doing to support them.
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Jesuits struggle with fallout from Trump policies on aid, immigration and deportation
Trump administration policies on humanitarian aid, immigration and mass deportation “have human afterlives, and they end up affecting communities; they end up affecting lives,” says Marco Gómez, S.J., the country director of Fe y Alegría in Panama. “These decisions, taken far away, are affecting concrete and real people.”
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Bishop Tyson: Not all are called to be martyrs like Alex Pretti. But we can be witnesses.
People of faith are being called to view politics through the lens of faith, not the other way around.
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Armenian-American Christians say proposed U.S. bill would reward Azerbaijan for ethnic cleansing
A new bill seeking to lift restrictions on Azerbaijan has provoked resistance from Armenian community.
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Pope Leo, Archbishop Coakley urge renewal of last US-Russia nuclear treaty
“The current situation requires that everything possible be done to avert a new arms race that would further threaten peace among nations,” Pope Leo said.
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Illinois pitching for funds to shore up abortion tourism denounced as ‘macabre’
“Most states, many places, entice people to come to their states for: various cultural activities, the weather, many other things. And here we are, trying to provide abortion-related services, so people can end the life of their unborn child. It’s so macabre.”
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Judge cites Gospel verses in releasing 5-year-old and his father from immigrant detention
The sharply worded document also included a picture of the child taken at the time of his capture, as well as a scathing criticism of how the Trump administration has conducted its immigration enforcement operations.
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David French on Christianity and the MAGA movement
This week on a special episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Sam Sawyer, S.J., president and editor in chief of America, have a conversation with David French, political commentator and opinion columnist at The New York Times, about the complex relationship between Christianity and politics during the Trump administration.
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A Catholic guide to resisting the ICE crackdown
As the nation veers into policies on war-making and immigration that disturb many, average Catholics are stepping up into activist roles to voice their concerns and assist their neighbors.