Unaccompanied minors
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Tens of thousands of migrant youth unaccounted for; U.S. government fears many being trafficked
An audit by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed that there are tens of thousands of migrant children... Read more
Mexican bishop expresses Church’s concern for unaccompanied child migrants
Auxiliary Bishop Francisco Javier Acero said those who suffer the most are “unaccompanied minors.” Read more
DeSantis spokeswoman charges Miami archbishop with lying about governor's migration remarks
The governor of Florida is taking issue with an ad campaign featuring a quote from Archbishop Thomas Wenski criticizing the... Read more
Miami archbishop decries DeSantis' immigration comments
The Archbishop of Miami has decried Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ comments this week belittling the plight of unaccompanied minors fleeing... Read more
Los Angeles clergy celebrate Mass for unaccompanied migrant children
Catholic clergy in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have been celebrating Masses this month for hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children... Read more
Underage and undocumented, young migrants confined to Texas tent city
Hundreds of undocumented migrant children and teens have been moved to a tent city in a Texas desert, months after... Read more
Bishops disappointed as Trump administration ends migration program for minors
After the Trump administration ended a parole program for young migrants from Central America, the head of the U.S. bishops’... Read more
When it comes to migration, children are the first to suffer, Pope says
As images of children crushed by bombs or washed up at sea are becoming an increasingly daily sight, Pope Francis’... Read more
How threats to religious freedom could harm unaccompanied minors
Catholic and Evangelical humanitarian agencies are among the U.S. groups responding to the massive influx of unaccompanied minors from Latin... Read more
A look into the rights of child migrants
In 1999, two teenagers froze to death in the hold of a Sabena Airlines Airbus A330 travelling from Guinea to... Read more
Bishop cites teaching of Popes in push to protect migrant kids
Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, invoked the social teaching of multiple popes in a plea for Congress to... Read more
