Posts Tagged ‘US immigration policies’

Faith-based agencies denounce Biden’s executive order at the southern border

Monday, June 10th, 2024

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on June 4 dramatically limiting the number of immigrants who may apply for asylum at the southern United States border. Starting Wednesday, the policy pauses entry at the border once 2,500 illegal entries have occurred in any 24-hour period. The executive order follows two failed attempts in Congress Read more

Cardinal blesses rally protesting US immigration policies

Monday, September 9th, 2019

US prelate Cardinal Joseph Tobin blessed Catholic leaders and community groups before joining a rally protesting the current US immigration policies. These policies are particularly hard on children and their families. “I am Joseph, your brother, who has been heartbroken by the inhumanity,” Tobin told a rally in Newark, New Jersey last Wednesday. The government Read more