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U.S. Catholic bishops urge immigration reform with âfair and humane treatmentâ

By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 14, 2024 / 18:15 pm The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement that urges the American government to reform the immigration system with âfair and humane treatmentâ of immigrants. âTogether, we must speak out on behalf of the âhuddled masses yearning …
At first presidential debate, Biden and Trump spar on abortion, immigration

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jun 28, 2024 / 09:30 am Presumptive 2024 presidential nominees Donald Trump and President Joe Biden sparred at the election cycleâs first presidential debate on Thursday, arguing over a wide range of topics including abortion, immigration, and the economy. The two candidates, who have yet to …
U.S. bishop applauds Bidenâs move to allow undocumented spouses pathway to citizenship

By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm The head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishopsâ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday praised the Biden administrationâs new plan to offer a pathway to citizenship for undocumented spouses and …
Congress members urge DOJ to reject deportation of German family who sought asylum in US

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Oct 6, 2023 / 17:10 pm A group of congressional representatives this week urged the Biden Department of Justice to refrain from deporting a German family who emigrated to the U.S. more than a decade ago seeking asylum in order to home-school their children. In the letter, addressed …
Family who fled Germany to home-school their kids faces deportation from the U.S.

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 26, 2023 / 15:20 pm A German family that has lived in the United States for more than a decade after leaving their home country in order to legally home-school their children faces possible deportation next month, their supporters said. The Romeikes â father …
U.S. bishops praise new immigrant family reunification program

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jul 11, 2023 / 10:50 am El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, head of the U.S. bishopsâ migration committee, on Monday praised the Biden administrationâs new immigrant Family Reunification Parole program and called for more immigration reform. âWe welcome this effort to provide a realistic opportunity for …
Catholics at the U.S.-Mexico border: âToo many people to help, but someone has toâ

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., May 15, 2023 / 14:17 pm As the political debate rages over how to manage a new surge of migrants, Catholics like Rosario Reynolds living along the U.S.-Mexico border face a more personal dilemma: how to respond to desperate new arrivals they encounter in their communities …
What is Title 42, why are the bishops against it, and what will happen tomorrow?

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., May 10, 2023 / 12:45 pm Title 42, the public health law that for the last three years has limited immigration into the United States, is set to expire on Thursday, May 11. In March 2020, the Trump administration invoked Title 42 of a 1944 public …
U.S. bishops condemn âSecure the Border Act of 2023â

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., May 8, 2023 / 16:30 pm Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso issued an open letter to Congress on May 5 strongly condemning the Secure the Border Act of 2023 as âextremeâ and expressing the U.S. bishopsâ position that the billâs passage âis beyond justification.â As chairman of …
El Paso bishop meets with Biden, warns of âsufferingâ to result from new immigration policy

By Peter Pinedo Washington D.C., Jan 9, 2023 / 14:00 pm During President Joe Bidenâs four-hour visit to the U.S.-Mexico border Sunday he spoke with Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, about the effect the Biden administrationâs recent crackdown on immigration will have on migrants. In a …