The absence of humanitarian aid has left places like Mexico City's CAFEMIN, a sister-run migrant shelter, scrambling to meet needs that go beyond food, shelter and companionship.
Through all the changes since President Trump took office, volunteers at Kino Border Initiative south of the Arizona-Mexico border have continued to show up for migrants at the nonprofit's dining room and shelter.
Thousands of migrants are heading back to South America after new U.S. immigration policies, including the cancellation of the CBP One program, have made it harder for them to seek asylum in the U.S.
Catholic sisters, a priest and a bishop spoke to GSR about how they help migrants in South Africa rebuild their lives and integrate into a society that has been hostile to foreigners.
In the last six months, I have witnessed more than 30 migrant workers return as dead bodies — a heartbreaking reality. Yet, the government keeps no data on this and washes its hands of the issue.
Sr. Therese Bangert stood alone before the House Federal and State Affairs Committee to denounce a resolution urging Gov. Laura Kelly to do everything in her power to support the immigration enforcement agenda of President Donald Trump.
Living into the Jubilee Year of Hope alongside people here at the Arizona-Sonora border, the only kind of hope that makes sense to me is hope that knows the pain of loss even as it embraces beauty and possibility.
Sr. Leticia Gutiérrez, director of the El Paso Diocese's Hospitality Ministry for Migrants, shares how the Scalabrinian sisters and lay volunteers support migrants entering the U.S. through treacherous mountain routes.
