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Photos of the Week: Jan. 31-Feb. 7, 2021
Supreme Court cancels two major immigration cases
The Supreme Court will not hear two scheduled arguments this term on immigration examining policies put in place by the Trump administration.
Pope talks about Iraq trip, Catholic journalism, church in U.S.
Asked about the role of U.S. Catholic journalists today, Pope Francis said, it is to promote unity and to “try to get people to talk to each other, reason together and seek the path of fraternity.”
In the 2020 presidential election, immigration is about two Americas
Panelists at an immigration conference see this election as a battle between a group seeking to stop demographic changes and one embracing them.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is remembered as ‘jurist of historic stature’
In anti-death penalty and pro-immigrant opinions, Ginsburg sided with Catholic Church leaders, but she differed with them in her support for legalized abortion, same-sex marriage and the mandate that contraception be covered in all health insurance plans.
U.S. suspends some visas, extends immigration restrictions
The order issued June 22 blocks the popular H-1B visa for highly skilled workers, among many other work visas, and extends a previous freeze on permanent residency cards, popularly known as green cards, until the end of the year.
Court’s DACA ruling takes recipients out of limbo, into a holding pattern
In one of the most anticipated cases of the term, the Supreme Court ruled that same day against efforts by the Trump administration to end DACA.
USCCB migration chairman says Senate needs to act on ‘Dreamer,’ TPS bill
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration has urged the U.S. Senate to take action and pass a bill to protect “Dreamers” and as well beneficiaries of the Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure programs.