immigration

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

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

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Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, take part in their first and only debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City Oct. 1, 2024.

Vance and Walz debate abortion, immigration, gun policy and democracy

At the first and only debate Oct. 1 between Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., and Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, the vice presidential nominees of their respective parties, the candidates sparred with each other on topics including abortion, immigration, gun policy relating ...
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migrants cross the border

What If Our Immigration System Had a Franciscan Heart? 

This Franciscan sister and immigration attorney shares lessons from St. Francis of Assisi that can help fix our broken immigration system. 
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Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. walk into a temporary humanitarian respite center run by Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.

New study on Catholic attitudes on migrants, immigration and refugees

The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), affiliated with Georgetown University, last month published a study on Catholic attitudes toward immigration, migrants, and refugees.
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A immigrant with his family in the background

Welcome the Stranger

Millions face the choice between providing for those they love and staying in the lands they love. Let our prayer today be for those who travel long distances to provide for their families.
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Biden signs executive order temporarily shutting down asylum requests

President Joe Biden June 4 signed an executive order aimed at reducing unauthorized border crossings by asylum-seekers. The move was expected and comes as Biden faces increasing political pressure on the issue of migration in the midst of his reelection ...
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Illustration of the Holy Family

Let’s Talk about Immigration

The ultimate goal should be reasonable immigration policies that respect and assist all the parties involved—Americans and immigrants.
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