The order halting Title 42 handed down by Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court takes effect at midnight Dec. 21.
Agencies in Texas archdiocese assist immigrants, refugees seeking asylum
Indiana town’s Geode Grotto offers visitors beauty, peace, place to pray
Geode Grotto a sacred space in Jasper Ind. remained accessible amid the closed doors of sanctuaries across the country.
Justice Department brings sanctuary cites to Supreme Court
Sanctuary cities have been getting their day in court and might get their day in a bigger court if the Justice Department gets its wish.
German churches act as buffer for refugees with sanctuary program
German churches have agreed to use sanctuary in “very few and particular cases after a thorough legal check,” while there appears to be a tacit agreement that the government “would not deport such cases without first having a second look at the application.”
Protesters at bishops’ gathering ask for sanctuary, anti-war stance
Protestorseeking dialogue with church leaders to urge them to offer sanctuary to immigrants facing deportation, and another voiced displeasure with church leaders he said support war.
Sanctuary advocated by grass-roots leaders to blunt deportation crackdown
Representatives of community and church organizations working with unauthorized immigrants reported throughout the meeting that they have seen a rising level of fear and uncertainty among Latinos since Trump took office Jan. 20 and started to make good on campaign pledges to crack down on people in the country illegally.
CSB, SJU decline to become ‘sanctuary’ campuses but promise support for undocumented students
The decision, which they said was made “in the best interest of all of our students and the future of our institutions,” was announced Dec. 8 in a letter to the campus communities in St. Joseph and Collegeville.