When Faith Says to Help Migrants — and the Law Says Don’t
Many religions preach on caring for strangers. But what happens when caring for the stranger comes into conflict with government policy?
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Tag: Immigration
Indictment in Deaths of 53 Migrants Smuggled Inside Sweltering Truck
Two men were indicted on federal charges for their roles in the deaths of 53 people in what officials have called the deadliest migrant smuggling case in U.S. history.
How US Skirts Its Legal and Moral Duties to Help Haitian Migrants
Haitian migrants have been trapped in Mexico for several years under various Trump-era policies that limited, and then eliminated, the possibility for them to request asylum in the United States.
Seeing Migrants and Asylum-Seekers Clearly (Why the Immigration Crisis Is a Pro-Life Issue)
When it comes the Matamoros, Mexico, camp where nearly 2,000 migrants and asylum-seekers live, it’s difficult to see what’s really going on.
ICE Deported a Woman Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assault While the Feds Were Still Investigating the Incident
The government has deported a key witness in an investigation into allegations of sexual assault at an immigrant detention center.
Three Evangelical Women See the Border Crisis for Themselves
"Cognitive dissonance" is a psychologically observed phenomenon when a person holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values and experiences psychological stress because of the inconsistency. The discomfort caused ...
Nearly 1,000 Children Taken From Parents Despite Order Barring Family Separations at Border
A California judge ordered the government to stop family separations in June 2018. The ACLU says the government is continuing the practice by using a "loophole" in the court order.