The Biden administration announced new immigration policies Jan. 5, expanding the use of Title 42 while increasing legal paths for some individuals to seek asylum while remaining in their home countries instead of migrating to the southern border.
Biden expands use of Title 42 while broadening legal path for some migrants
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In focus: Priests and nuns flee embattled Ethiopian region, Biden abortion order decried, Knights name family of the year
Bishops say U.S. mass shootings have become ‘shockingly commonplace’
On June 25, President Joe Biden signed into law major bipartisan gun safety legislation passed by Congress.
Biden says nation needs to be united, voices support for Ukraine
In his first State of the Union address March 1, President Joe Biden emphasized the crucial need to come together as a nation while facing challenges of the continuing pandemic, rising inflation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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In the spotlight: President meets with pope, “rally nuns,” “voice of the unborn”
Biden says pope told him to continue receiving Communion
Pope Francis and U.S. President Joe Biden had an unusually long meeting at the Vatican Oct. 29, talking about the climate crisis and poverty, but not about abortion, the president said.
Migrants, advocates gather at border, call on Biden to ‘save our asylum’
More than 200 supporters gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona, Sept. 25, the eve of the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, to accompany 25 families seeking asylum in the United States.
Pro-life groups criticize Catholic university for hosting Biden town hall
Objections from Cincinnati Right to Life and other pro-life groups were mounting ahead of the one-hour evening event on the Catholic campus because Biden, who is Catholic, supports keeping abortion legal.