ESSAY: SCIENCE, FACTS AND TRUTH MATTER MOST WHEN LIVES ARE AT STAKE
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the importance of facts in making decisions…
US to expand rapid deportation nationwide with sweeping new rule
Reuters The Trump administration said on Monday it will expand and speed up deportations of migrants who enter the United States illegally by stripping away court oversight, enabling officials to remove people in days rather than months or years. Set to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, the rule will apply “expedited removal” […]
Pastor surveilled after ministering to migrants sues US Government
RNS A prominent Manhattan pastor has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that US officials violated her religious freedom when she was put on a watchlist over her ministry to migrants at the border. Rev Kaji Douša, senior pastor of Park Avenue Christian Church and longtime advocate for immigrants’ rights, was the only clergy member listed […]
“Ticking time bomb” – Photos in US report show families, children crammed into border facilities
Washington/New York City, USReuters Government investigators warned of dangerous overcrowding at more migrant facilities on the south-west US border, publishing photos on Tuesday of packed cells in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley where some children have no access to showers or hot meals. A report issued by investigators for the Department of Homeland Security said supervisors […]
IMMIGRATION: FOR DETAINEES IN THE US, ACCESS TO CLERGY IS INFREQUENT OR ABSENT ALTOGETHER, RIGHTS GROUPS SAY
TOM VERDE, of Religion News Service, reports from the US…