Catholic sisters and advocates gathered outside ICE headquarters on the feast of St. Oscar Romero, condemning violent tactics and urging agents to follow conscience over unjust orders.
A coalition of Catholic organizations held prayer vigils across the country on Oct. 22 for what organizers called "a national day of public witness for our immigrant brothers and sisters."
The R-1 Visa program, which allows foreign religious workers into the United States, is seeing changes, say Catholic Legal Immigration Network officials.
Catholic sisters standing with Maasai families being displaced in northern Tanzania warn world leaders in Brazil that climate solutions built on forced displacement betray human dignity and faith in creation.
Panelists at the 22nd Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference painted a picture of migrants consumed by fear and a legal community seeking to defend them, but suffering from a lack of resources.
Rapid economic growth has driven new migration patterns in Asia, and a report published in 2024 highlights how Catholic sisters are meeting the challenges and opportunities in their work with migrants and refugees.
"We are witnessing a comprehensive governmental assault designed to produce fear and terror among millions of men and women," Washington Cardinal Robert McElroy said in a Sept. 28 homily.
"Everyone is susceptible to being detained," said Scalbrinian Sr. Leticia Gutiérrez Valderrama, who accompanies migrant families in the El Paso court system.
Without one sister's help, "I would have died," said a 34-year-old mother and refugee receiving care from the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who have stayed in Sudan despite the brutal civil war.
