The agency, under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, grants immigration benefits and promotes citizenship, processing applications for family petitions, work permits, permanent residency cards, humanitarian benefits and naturalization services.
U.S. immigration agency adds ‘nation of welcome’ to mission statement
Survey finds path to U.S. citizenship for migrants has majority support
The survey, conducted online between Sept. 16 and 29, interviewed a representative sample of 2,508 adults (age 18 and up) living in all 50 states in the United States on welcoming views about immigration to the U.S. and whether it’s a critical issue.
CHA explains support for bill expanding health care access, affordability
Workshops throughout the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering addressed numerous social outreach efforts to people on the margins, addressing poverty, immigration, racism, prison ministry, worker rights, mental health and economic development.
At year’s end, little change on the U.S. immigration front
For most migrants and their supporters, 2021 looks as if it will end much like it started
Statements from past address today’s issues on U.N. Human Rights Day
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace highlighted the ongoing world refugee crisis, while Pax Christi USA decried a “marketplace mentality” that overshadows the religious nature of Advent and Christmas.
Lawsuits, local ties seen as two ways to help create immigration policy
Since immigration reform is hard to come by, sometimes the best way to get policy made is by going local — or by going to court.
Echoes of the past: A tale of two eucharistic congresses in Hungary
As Pope Francis prepares to celebrate the closing Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, the challenges facing the world the last time the event was held in Hungary still resonate today.
Local Benedictine sisters provide humanitarian support at U.S.-Mexico border
The four sisters from St. Benedict’s Monastery assisted asylum-seekers with basic needs while listening and learning from their stories.