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Immigration advocates praise new effort by DHS to end ‘Remain in Mexico’

by | Nov 2, 2021 | , , , , , , , , | 0 |

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas submitted a document Oct. 29 he hopes will lead to the eventual end of a policy designed to keep asylum-seekers to the U.S. on the Mexico side of the southern border until their cases are heard.

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After court order, DHS officials aim to resume ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

by | Oct 19, 2021 | , , , , , , , | 0 |

Officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an Oct. 14 court filing they were ready to begin implementing once again a Trump-era immigration policy with which they disagree, the “Remain in Mexico” policy.

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After court order, DHS officials aim to resume ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

by | Oct 18, 2021 | , , , , , , | 0 |

Officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in an Oct. 14 court filing they were ready to begin implementing once again a Trump-era immigration policy with which they disagree — the Migrant Protection Protocols, also called “Remain in Mexico” or MPP policy.

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Bishops’ migration committee chairman objects to ‘fast-track’ deportations

by | Aug 9, 2021 | , , , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

A U.S. bishop charged with addressing immigration issues has raised objections to a July 26 announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that it would begin “expedited removal” proceedings, or fast-tracking deportations, of some immigrant families who entered the U.S. illegally and do not qualify for asylum.

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In final push to limit asylum, administration cites public health concerns

by | Dec 29, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Executive Office for Immigration Review have issued a final rule affecting would-be asylum seekers and others seeking refuge in the U.S. who may have come into contact with the coronavirus.

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Federal judge: rules restricting DACA program were invalid

by | Nov 16, 2020 | , , , , , | 0 |

A federal judge ruled Nov. 14 that the suspension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, announced this past summer by the Department of Homeland Security, was invalid because the agency’s top official, Chad Wolf, did not legally hold his position when he issued the order.

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Iowa bishop says pandemic should prompt release of Guatemalan detainees

by | May 28, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

Davenport Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula has asked the chief of Homeland Security in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to release three Guatemalan immigrant detainees because the COVID-19 pandemic “places immigrants being detained in a very vulnerable situation.”

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Homeland Security decision doesn’t surprise Catholics working at border

by | May 21, 2020 | , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

The recent decision by the Department of Homeland Security to extend restrictions on nonessential crossings of the southern border due to the COVID-19 pandemic did not surprise Catholics who work with migrants in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands.

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