Salve Regina Catholic Academy in East New York has welcomed a new student — a young migrant who fled Venezuela with his family to seek a better life in the U.S. Marcell Contreras is adjusting well to school, officials said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
The Tablet at the Border – Bishop Flores of Brownsville: We’re Here To Help the Families
Through early 2021, politicians have wrestled over whether the word “crisis” is warranted to describe the U.S.-Mexico border situation. Meanwhile, faith leaders and organizations have largely rejected the word as unwarranted, an oversimplification, a political tool, and an avenue for drastic solutions.
The Tablet at the Border: Border Center Offers Waystation Of Hope For Desperate Families
Wednesday morning, a pregnant mother and her young daughter stood in line for fresh clothes from the Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley Humanitarian Respite Center (CCRGV). As her daughter clenched her right hand, the mother held a large yellow envelope with their travel plans to New Orleans in her left.
Smithsonian Inquiring About Drawings Made by Children at Catholic Center
The Smithsonian Museum of American History is looking at the possibility of acquiring for its collection drawings made by children ages 10 and 11 at a Catholic Charities center in Texas, which may depict their stay at federal detention centers for immigrants near the border.
