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US bishops welcome resumption of temporary protections for Haitian migrants
The chairs of the US bishops’ committees on migration and international justice and peace on Monday commended the Biden administration’s... Read more
Bishops commend Biden for protecting Venezuelans from deportation
The U.S. bishops’ conference praised the Biden administration on Thursday for granting special immigration status for Venezuelans to remain and... Read more
After hurricanes, Honduran nationals in US gain protections against deportation
After several Central American countries were hit hard by hurricanes Iota and Eta, the Department of Homeland Security has extended... Read more
Catholic aid groups decry court decision that allows deportations
Catholic aid groups are expressing disappointment at a recent court decision that furthers the end of temporary protected status for... Read more
US bishops thank House for approving immigration bill
The chairman of the US bishops' migration committee welcomed Tuesday a vote in the House of Representatives passing a bill... Read more
US bishops, CRS urge administration to grant Venezuelans protected status
Catholic leaders issued a letter Thursday to United States government officials asking for a temporary legal status for thousands Venezuelan... Read more
Temporary protections for some immigrants in US extended to 2020
About 250,000 U.S. residents from El Salvador, Haiti, Sudan, and Nicaragua will have their provisional residency status extended to January... Read more
Bishops ‘encouraged’ by Trump proposal for Dreamers, urge permanent solution
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has responded cautiously to President Donald Trump’s proposal to extend protections for those... Read more
USCCB asks ‘compassion’ for 86,000 Hondurans facing deportation
Temporary protected status (TPS) protections will not be renewed for Honduran nationals living in the U.S., the Department of Homeland... Read more
Salvadoran bishops visit US to ask that migrant protections be restored
A group of prominent Church officials from El Salvador visited the United States this week to urge a reconsideration of... Read more
Haitians in legal ‘limbo’ deserve a solution, Archbishop Wenski says
The future of tens of thousands of Haitian migrants is unclear, after the Trump administration decided not to extend legal... Read more
Catholics lament Trump's 'regrettable' comments on migrants
Fr. Martins Emeh is a Nigerian who has been living in the United States for the past 20 years. Read more
US bishops: End of protected status for Salvadorans is ‘heartbreaking’
The Department of Homeland Security announced today that it will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 200,000 Salvadoran migrants,... Read more
Bishop urges Trump admin to extend protections for El Salvador migrants
The Bishop of El Paso is urging the Trump administration to extend a temporary residency program for Salvadoran migrants for... Read more
Missionary says Haiti unprepared to accept thousands returning from US
The Trump administration announced Monday it will be ending protected legal residency for an estimated 60,000 Haitians living in the... Read more
Central Americans fleeing violence can't return home yet, bishops warn
As a temporary immigration permit program for families fleeing violence in Honduras and El Salvador is set to expire, the... Read more
