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Give Ukrainians temporary immigration protections, senators ask Biden
The Russian invasion of Ukraine means that Ukrainians in the United States deserve temporary protected status under federal immigration law,... Read more
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
U.S. bishops request that foreign nationals from hurricane-devastated countries not be deported
U.S. bishops and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) asked the Biden administration on Wednesday to protect from deportation certain foreign nationals... 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
Don’t deport Haitians during pandemic, Miami archbishop appeals
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski has called for a moratorium on the United States’ deportation of Hatians during the coronavirus pandemic,... Read more
Catholic bishops, leaders lament U.S. decision to deny Bahamian immigrants TPS
U.S. officials announced Wednesday that a protective immigration status will not be extended to Bahamian migrants, despite the small country’s... Read more
Protected status extended 18 months for some Syrians in the US
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced August 1 that it is extending Syria’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18... 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
Don’t deport people who don’t deserve it, Catholic bishops tell Senate
American residents deserve permanent legal protection from deportation and a pathway to citizenship if they came to the U.S. as... 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
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
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
