U.S. Bishops Sue Trump Administration Over Migrant Funding Freeze

Citing the violation of multiple laws and Congress’s authority to control government spending as outlined by the Constitution, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has sued the Trump administration over its halt of refugee resettlement funding.

Rethinking Immigration: An Alternative to Mass Deportation

Deportation is often seen as a last resort in enforcing immigration laws. It is not considered a punishment but rather an exercise of a government’s sovereign right to exclude from its nation whomever its laws dictate.

Deanery Takes Floyd Bennett Migrant Camp Under Its Wing

After Venezuelan migrant Marlimar Gomez bundled up her 4-year-old daughter, two older children, and herself against the frigid southeastern Brooklyn cold, they set out from the tent shelter at Floyd Bennett Field for the walk — more than 4 miles — to the nearest neighborhood, where she hoped to find food, warmer clothes, and, perhaps, toys for the children. 

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 […]