The Catholic Health Association issued an extensive list of priorities it would like President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to pursue.
CHA letter to Biden reveals extensive list of health care priorities
Federal appeals court blocks Trump order on refugee resettlement
A federal circuit court of appeals said Jan. 8, 2021, that a Trump administration executive order that would allow state and local government officials to reject refugees in their jurisdiction violated long-standing resettlement practices.
Central African Republic bishops warn of food shortages, insecurity
Catholic bishops in the country are warning of increased violence, food shortages and displaced people as two-thirds of the country was in rebel control in early January.
In final push to limit asylum, administration cites public health concerns
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Executive Office for Immigration Review have issued a final rule affecting would-be asylum seekers and others seeking refuge in the U.S. who may have come into contact with the coronavirus.
After shipwreck, bishops denounce treatment of Venezuelan refugees
After a boat carrying refugees was allegedly denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago and subsequently shipwrecked, Venezuelan bishops said the treatment of migrants fleeing the country constitutes a serious human rights violation.
JRS reports successful fundraising campaign for refugee education
JRS Global Education Initiative has helped more than 810,000 refugees and internally displaced people with training, education and professional development to expand job opportunities.
Plight of world’s migrants, refugees should spur solidarity, bishop says
There are at least 79.5 million refugees around the world have been forced to flee their homes in 2020, nearly 26 million are under 18.
COVID-19 robbed refugees ‘of the little that they had,’ says Salesian
More than 1.4 million refugees in the East African nation face severe hunger as COVID-19 worsens.