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Catholic Charities leader says feds have lifted a ban on funding for the nonprofit

Sister Norma Pimentel told a Texas Tribune Festival audience that the Rio Grande nonprofit met with government officials to clear up accusations of “major grant violations.”

The Texas Tribune · Sep 25

ICE Arrest of Catholic Nun on Her Way to Church Triggers Bipartisan Backlash in Pro-Trump South Texas

A Nigerian-born nun's arrest by ICE agents near her Texas church has sparked bipartisan outrage and reignited debates over immigration enforcement and racial profiling.

International Business Times UK · Jul 1

Catholic bishop seeks information on “wildly disturbing” ICE arrest of nun walking to South Texas church

ICE detained the 56-year-old nun from Nigeria on Sunday but released her later that day after federal lawmakers intervened.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 30

Texas appeals court hears attorney general’s arguments for questioning Catholic Charities director over migrant services

Three Republican judges heard oral arguments Wednesday after a lower court blocked Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to depose the charity’s leader.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 12, 2025

Texas attorney general can’t question Catholic Charities director over migrant services, court says

Wednesday’s ruling is the second time a Texas judge has ruled against the attorney general for investigating shelters helping migrants.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 24, 2024

Ken Paxton’s Annunciation House investigation is the latest attack on religious organizations aiding migrants at the border

For years, conservative religious groups and Texas politicians have accused groups housing newly-arrived migrants of encouraging, and profiting from, illegal immigration.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 29, 2024

The pope’s ‘favorite nun’ defends migrants. So why did she agree Texas could bus them to LA?

McALLEN, Texas — When a bus carrying 42 migrants from the Texas-Mexico border rolled to a stop in Los Angeles last month, activists and local politicians were quick to excoriate Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 6, 2023

Bused from Texas to LA: Little food, sketchy bathroom facilities for 20 hours on the road

LOS ANGELES — As the bus full of migrants prepared to embark June 13 on a more than 20-hour journey from Texas to Los Angeles, the passengers were offered bags of chips, water and energy bars.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 20, 2023

Fear, anger and hope as Texas border city mourns migrants killed by truck

Vigil held for eight who were killed after a car plowed into them at a bus stop in city of Brownsville near Mexico border

The Guardian - US · May 9, 2023

'Risk it all': Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end

A recent surge of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants

The Independent UK · May 8, 2023