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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

January 30, 2025

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 in protecting the dignity of all.

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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

January 29, 2025
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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U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during the swearing in ceremony of CIA Director John Ratcliffe Jan. 23, 2025.

Vance spars with US bishops over their pushback on Trump’s immigration policy

January 27, 2025
Vice President JD Vance questioned the motives of the U.S. bishops' criticism of President Donald Trump's new immigration policies in a Jan. 26 interview -- including raids on churches and schools -- asking if they are actually concerned about receiving ...
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The wall at the U.S.-Mexico border is seen in the background as migrants from South and Central America look to surrender to immigration officials after crossing into the United States from Mexico in Ruby, Ariz., June 24, 2024. (OSV News photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)

In 2024, state laws of interest to Catholics: abortion, IVF, immigration

December 16, 2024
State laws of interest to Catholics spanned policy areas from abortion to IVF to immigration in 2024.
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Migrant farmworkers attend an outdoor Mass Sept. 26, 2019, in Hatch, N.M., during a pastoral encounter by U.S. bishops with migrants at the border.

No sanctuary? Trump reportedly plans to reverse policy, permit ICE arrests at churches

December 12, 2024
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump plans to rescind a long-standing policy preventing 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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Federal judge strikes down Biden program shielding undocumented spouses from deportation

November 12, 2024
A federal judge in Texas on Nov. 7 struck down a Biden administration program to protect from deportation and provide a path to U.S. citizenship for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants living in the country who are married to ...
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A migrant identifying himself as Luis tries to book an appointment for entering the U.S. using the CBP One smartphone app, while resting in Mapastepec, Mexico. Frustrated with the lack of appointments available via the app, Luis and hundreds of other migrants in Mexico's southern Chiapas state formed a caravan to the U.S. in early October. (OSV News photo/David Agren)

Mexican lay couple help migrants amid rising dangers, difficulties

October 25, 2024
Daniel Hernández Rabanales got the call two days in advance: A caravan was forming and he needed to be ready.
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