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.
U.S. suspends some visas, extends immigration restrictions
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.
Bishops criticize immigration restrictions, say they will hurt families
Catholic bishops criticized President Donald Trump’s April 22 executive order to temporarily restrict some forms of immigration during the pandemic.
School choice, assisted suicide, affordable housing among MCC priorities
“A lot of our work this year at the Capitol is going to focus on education regarding issues that remain of continuing concern,” said MCC executive director Jason Adkins.
The Big Question: What does it really mean to be pro-life?
Three people discuss the challenges in supporting and protecting the range of pro-life values.
Bishops listen to grim landscape of policy on the immigration front
In a wide-ranging report on immigration Nov. 12, U.S. bishops heard a grim landscape facing immigrants and refugees trying to find shelter in the United States.
Bishops visit parish programs in Texas helped by Catholic Home Missions
With much national attention focused along the U.S.-Mexico border, members of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions visited three programs in the Diocese of El Paso that have been funded by the Catholic Home Mission Appeal.