immigration

group of people walking and fleeing

‘Protect All Those Who Flee’

It takes grit to cross a border for a better life, irrespective of laws.
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A federal judge in Maryland has halted a Trump administration policy rescinding long-standing restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.

Judge blocks policy permitting ICE arrests at some places of worship

A federal judge in Maryland has halted a Trump administration policy rescinding long-standing restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from making arrests at what are seen as sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.
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Agents with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain a man after conducting a raid at the Cedar Run apartment complex in Denver Feb. 5, 2025.

Pope to U.S.: Migration policies built on force, not truth, ‘will end badly’

Pope Francis has urged U.S. Catholics and people of goodwill to not give in to "narratives" that discriminate against and cause unnecessary suffering to migrants and refugees.
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People march along U.S. Route 101 during a protest in Los Angeles Feb. 2, 2025, against arrests and deportations of migrants by U.S. government agencies. (OSV News photo/Joel Angel Juarez, Reuters)

Maryland workshop offers resources in nation’s fluid immigration landscape

Parish and diocesan representatives recently gathered in Annapolis with policy experts to discuss the fluid immigration landscape shaped by President Donald J. Trump's executive orders affecting immigrants and migrant rights that he issued in the first days of his second ...
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Guatemalan migrants deported from the U.S. under President Donald Trump's administration arrive at La Aurora Air Force Base in Guatemala City Jan. 27, 2025, on a flight from the U.S.

The Provincial Council of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe Responds to Changes to US Immigration Law and Policy

The Provincial Council of the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe is responding to the changes to U.S. Immigration Law and Policy and to the mass deportations happening across the country. They are asking for a just and compassionate approach ...
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People wait in line to receive food donations from Catholic Charities services along 105th street in the East Harlem area of New York City, Feb. 22, 2023.

White House suggests it will strip funds from Catholic Charities

The White House Jan. 28 sought to clarify what would and would not be impacted by a directive to freeze federal financial assistance programs and suggested it would seek to strip federal funds from nongovernmental organizations including Catholic Charities as part of ...
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