Tag: President Joe Biden
Forty-five years in, future of Hyde Amendment in Congress is uncertain
WASHINGTON — The Hyde Amendment, born in 1976, has had a fairly long congressional history, but it could be marked for extinction.
The amendment, which...
Commission will study potential changes to U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — Less than a week after President Joe Biden signed an executive order announcing the formation of a commission to look into possible...
Ministries bring hope, comfort to immigrants and asylum-seekers at U.S.-Mexico border
After U.S. President Joe Biden's inauguration, the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Laredo, Texas, staff wondered if their immigration work would change quickly.
For...
Interfaith activists present plan to Biden administration to speed up reunification...
WASHINGTON -- An interfaith collection of religious activists is asking the Biden administration to step up the pace of family reunification to remedy the...
Rampant, untrue rumor drives some Central Americans to U.S.-Mexico border
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- Glenda Melgar said she was surprised and tempted when she started hearing what was happening at the U.S.-Mexico border:...
Discussion between President Joe Biden, Mexican president touches on immigration, Our...
CHALATENANGO, El Salvador — U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began bilateral cooperation talks March 1 with humor, a...
More than 20 Catholic organizations urge President Biden to return U.S....
WASHINGTON -- A contingent of national Catholic organizations has called on President Joe Biden to undertake steps to have the United States rejoin the...
Policy reversal allows green-card applicants into United States
President Joe Biden announced Feb. 24 a reversal of a 2020 proclamation by the Trump administration that sought to keep those applying for permanent...
Religious leaders appeal to President Biden, G-20 to release global reserve...
CLEVELAND -- Two religious leaders, including the chairman of a U.S. bishops' committee, urged the Biden administration to support the release of $3 trillion...
After United States reaches half a million deaths, President Joe Biden...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden addressed the nation in a speech from the White House Feb. 22, the day the nation reached, and then...