Tag: Mexican-U.S. border
U.S. bishops on Biden executive order nixing asylum requests: ‘There is...
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden June 4 signed an executive order aimed at reducing unauthorized border crossings by asylum-seekers. The move was expected and...
‘We have to defend life,’ says Sister Norma, who ministers at...
McALLEN, Texas -- On a Saturday afternoon at the Humanitarian Respite Center in the Texas border city of McAllen, Sister Norma Pimentel greeted migrant...
Christmas Eve death of 8-year-old migrant sparks outrage, new health checks...
WASHINGTON -- Immigration officials announced new health checks for immigrant children under detention after a second child, an 8-year-old boy, died Christmas Eve while...
Catholic Charities USA chief describes suffering of immigrants at border
NOGALES, Mexico -- Dominican Sister Donna Markham, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, grew emotional talking about the harrowing stories she heard from...