President Donald Trump raised the fee for an H-1B visa to $100,000 on Sept. 19, creating some confusion for employers and prompting concern for Catholic immigration advocates.
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High Court’s Decision to Allow 350,000 Venezuelans to Lose TPS Disturbs Catholic Advocates
Catholic advocates decry the Supreme Court’s decision to let the Trump administration revoke TPS for 350,000 Venezuelans, calling it cruel and unjust amid worsening conditions in Venezuela.
Catholic Migrant Advocates ‘Deeply Alarmed’ by Trump Use of Alien Enemies Act
President Donald Trump on March 15 invoked the Alien Enemies Act for the first time since World War II, granting himself broad authority under a wartime law to deport people allegedly associated with a Venezuelan gang, sparking a legal battle and prompting concern from Catholic immigration advocates.
Catholic Immigration Activists Call Protection for Venezuelans an ‘Answered Prayer’
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — A Catholic organization focused on immigration law and advocacy supports the Biden Administration’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension for Venezuelan migrants, calling the decision “an answered prayer” for those who qualify. “This is welcome and relieving news indeed,” said Anna Gallagher, executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc. (CLINIC) in […]
Catholic Groups Condemn Texas Report of Alleged ‘Inhumane’ Treatment of Migrants, Including Denying Water
Catholic migrant advocates condemned a report alleging inhumane treatment of migrants seeking to cross the border into Texas, including an allegation that the state directed its personnel to withhold water from migrants despite extreme heat.
Catholic Immigration Advocate Says Migrants’ TPS Extensions Helps But Is Not Enough
The Biden administration’s recent announcement that it would extend legal status for 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal by 18 months was described by a Catholic immigration advocate as a positive step but not enough.
U.S. Border Bishops Stress Renewed Commitment to Welcome Migrants
The day after Title 42 expired, lifting pandemic public health restrictions that had limited border crossings into the United States, a group of bishops along the southwest U.S.-Mexico border said they “remain committed” to the Church’s efforts to welcome migrants.
Biden’s Vow of Humane Immigration System Unfulfilled, Advocates Say
Two years into President Joe Biden’s term, Catholic immigration leaders wonder what happened to his campaign trail pledge to create a more fair and humane immigration system. They say while some positive steps have been taken, the administration has been slow to act, increasingly political, and reliant on recycled ineffective policies.
Lawyer Was ‘Answer to Prayers’ of Migrant Detainees
Hiroko Kusuda, an immigration lawyer, received the Humanitarian Service Award from the Center for Migration Studies. The organization gave her the honor at its recent gala in lower Manhattan.
Advocates: Trusting Smugglers Could End in Death, Not Freedom
Father Pat Murphy remembers a family that for six months stayed and worked at La Casa Del Migrante in Tijuana, Mexico, and was on the verge of humanitarian parole before they fell susceptible to a smuggler and tried to enter the U.S. illegally.