Tag: U.S.-Mexican border
Migrant rescue offers reminder of the horrifying risks taken as they...
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities recently rescued 13 kidnapped migrants from a Ciudad Juárez stash house, where the captives "were beaten, tortured, sexually assaulted...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton attempts to shut down Catholic nonprofit...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton revived his attempt to shut down El Paso's Annunciation House, a Catholic nonprofit serving migrants, just a couple of...
Church ministries note pressure with increased migration in 2023: ‘The voice...
WASHINGTON -- Unauthorized border crossings increased in 2023, fueled in part by shifts in U.S. policy and global migration trends. The year saw increasingly...
Catholic activists deliver letter — signed by 9,000 Catholics — to...
WASHINGTON -- Catholic activists called on Congress to ensure funding for migrant services is protected in upcoming appropriations bills at a Sept. 13 event...
Migrants abandoned, die in locked cells during fire in Mexican immigration...
MEXICO CITY -- A fire in a Mexican immigration detention center has claimed the lives of at least 38 migrants, who appeared to be...
Catholic parishes in Florida will possibly play a role in President...
MIAMI -- President Joe Biden's plan to address the influx of asylum-seekers attempting to enter the United States, including boat refugees landing on Florida...