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Supreme Court Slams the Door on Asylum Seekers at the Border

Justice Samuel Alito compared asylum seekers who haven't made it across the border to a running back being tackled on the 1-yard line.

Reason · Jun 25

New DHS rule aims to shorten visa wait times abroad for religious workers serving US congregations

The Department of Homeland Security is making it easier for visa-holding religious workers to serve U.S. congregations with less disruption

The Independent UK · Jan 14

U.S. Catholic bishops call for end to "dehumanizing rhetoric" on immigrants

Although it doesn't mention Trump by name, the bishops' "special message" marks a rare public reproach of his immigration policies.

Axios · Nov 13, 2025

Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for ‘pulling the rug out’ from under refugee programs

Devastating funding freeze stranded thousands of recently arrived refugees, lawsuit says

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement

Catholic bishops are suing the Trump administration over its abrupt halt to funding of refugee resettlement, calling the action unlawful and harmful to newly arrived refugees and to the nation’s largest private resettlement program

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Whether Christians should prioritize care for migrants as much as for fellow citizens has been debated for centuries

Vice President JD Vance and several bishops of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church are having a war of words over the Trump administration’s flurry of executive orders and highly publicized immigration raids. The bishops argue that these policies tend to empower gangs and traffickers while harming vulnerable families; Vance has…

The Conversation · Feb 11, 2025

Refugee resettlement agencies scramble after Trump orders them to halt their federally funded work

Tens of thousands of recently arrived refugees might lose support for basic necessities like food and rent after a new Trump administration order suspended federal funding for resettlement agencies

The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025

Vance Picks a Fight With the Bishops

Plus: Israel's ceasefire(s), Chinese AI arms race, Waymo vandalism, and more...

Reason · Jan 27, 2025

Top US bishop worries Catholic border services for migrants might be imperiled by government action

A top U.S. bishop says government officials would be infringing on religious freedom if they were to restrict the Catholic Church’s work serving migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Ruing past boarding-school abuses, US Catholic bishops consider new outreach to Native Americans

U.S. Catholic Bishops convening for a two-day meeting are considering a new, multifaceted program of outreach to Native American Catholics

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024