Migrants
Fatal bus crash in Florida a reminder of how farmworkers are largely forgotten
Victims of a fatal bus accident that claimed the lives of eight migrant farmworkers were remembered at a prayer vigil.
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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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‘We have hope’ say advocates at El Paso march and vigil for migrants’ dignity
On the evening of March 21, hundreds of people joined the demonstration "Be Not Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity" organized by the Diocese of El Paso, Texas.
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High court allows Texas to enforce controversial law targeting migrants — for now
A divided U.S. Supreme Court March 19 lifted a temporary pause on a controversial Texas law that makes it a state crime for unauthorized migrants to cross into Texas from Mexico, allowing the state to enforce the law while litigation ...
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Judge upholds program allowing some migrants to enter US
A federal judge March 8 dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states, allowing the Biden administration to continue operating a program permitting some migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
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Catholics must have religious liberty to ‘meet migrants’ needs,’ bishops say
The ability of Catholic and other faith-based groups to "meet migrants' basic human needs" at the U.S.-Mexico border is a religious liberty issue and must be defended, U.S. bishops said in recent statements.
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Judge: Shutting down Catholic ministry to migrants violates religious freedom
A state judge July 2 denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to shut down Annunciation House in El Paso, Texas, a Catholic nonprofit serving migrants.