Migrants
Compassion over Aggression
Eleven years into this ministry, Sister Norma sees the same stumbling blocks that seem to prevent us from seeing migrants with eyes of compassion and having a fruitful, heart-driven dialogue about immigration.
Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Most Americans agree on the need for good U.S. border security, but to hear politicians and civil authorities hurl insults and jokes at the expense of migrants as Florida opened its new "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in the Florida ...
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Expectant mom seeking asylum in US urges protection of birthright citizenship
An asylum-seeker in the U.S. from Cuba told OSV News that she is spending the final part of her pregnancy on bedrest amid anxiety about her unborn child's future due to an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that ...
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‘Protect All Those Who Flee’
It takes grit to cross a border for a better life, irrespective of laws.
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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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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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National Migration Week Kicked off with ‘The Cabrini Pledge’