U.S. Border Bishops Urge Change on Deportations Ahead of Trump SOTU Address

Border bishops issue immigration policy wish list ahead of State of the Union

Eighteen Catholic bishops and archbishops called for the government to restore due process, end the use of masks, and protect “sensitive locations” such as churches. Bishops and archbishops from border states in the United States [...]

Border bishops urge immigration reforms before State of the Union

A group of U.S. bishops, most from the U.S.-Mexico border region, issued a statement hours before President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.

U.S. border bishops urge change on deportations ahead of Trump SOTU address

A group of 18 Catholic bishops and archbishops, primarily from border dioceses, repeated a long-standing endorsement of comprehensive immigration reform hours ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address.

U.S. bishops call for human dignity protections in immigration enforcement: 'We consider this an issue of religious freedom' - The Dialog

WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. bishops, most from the U.S.-Mexico border region, issued a statement Feb. 24 hours before President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address of his second term, urging several reforms to immigration enforcement. Hardline immigration policies have been a key part of the president’s agenda, but new polling indicates public support of these policies waned ahead of Trump’s Feb. 24 address to a joint session of Con…

Bishop Stowe, 17 fellow bishops speak out on immigration enforcement

On Tuesday, February 24, a few hours before President Trump's first State of the Union address of his second term, Pax Christi USA's bishop president Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., of Lexington KY, and 17 other bishops issued a statement strongly condemning ongoing tactics by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to threaten and…

Border state bishops urge immigration enforcement reform before State of the Union

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — A group of U.S. bishops, most from the U.S.-Mexico border region, issued a statement Feb. 24 hours before President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address of his second term, urging several reforms to immigration enforcement. Hardline immigration policies have been a key part of the president’s agenda, but new polling indicates public support of these policies is waning ahead of Trump’s Feb. 24 address to a joint…