‘Dreamers’ left out in the cold by US Senate border bill
Washington DC, US Reuters A bipartisan border security bill headed to a US Senate vote this week is likely to dash hopes for a quick, clear path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of people brought into the US illegally as children, as Congress takes a harder line on immigration. This group, known as “Dreamers,” […]
US faith groups applaud Supreme Court DACA decision
Washington DC, USRNS Faith groups are applauding the US Supreme Court’s decision temporarily halting the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind an Obama-era program granting legal protection to hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children. The five to four decision, written by Chief Justice John G Roberts, Jr, and […]
ESSAY: MEXICANS IN US ROUTINELY CONFRONT LEGAL ABUSE, RACIAL PROFILING, ICE TARGETING AND OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
In an article first published on The Conversation, US scholars DAVID FITZGERALD, ANGELA Y MCCLEAN and GUSTAVO LOPEZ say the treatment of Mexicans living in the US paint a troubling picture…
Dozens of nuns, other Catholics arrested in US advocating for immigrants
RNS Dozens of nuns, priests and lay people were arrested in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, as part of a Catholic-led effort to persuade lawmakers to protect undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children. Those arrested were part of a group of at least 200 Catholic demonstrators who marched on Capitol […]
US Catholic Bishops among Christians denouncing Trump administration’s decision to rescind protection for undocumented migrant youth
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is among Christian organisations which have denounced the Trump administration’s decision to rescind a program aimed at protecting young undocumented migrants from deportation. Introduced by President Barack Obama, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program provided youth – brought to the US illegally as children before 2007 or were […]