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Scene of the walled city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The oldest governor’s mansion under the American flag, La Fortaleza, is top right.

Bishops in Puerto Rico push back against ICE raids, deportations

Jun 12, 2025

By Junno Arocho Esteves

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement increases its raids and deportations in Puerto Rico, several of the island’s bishops have... Read more

Migrants walk alongside the railroad tracks after dismounting from the “La Bestia” train, which they rode through Mexico to reach the Mexico-U.S. border near Chihuahua, Mexico.

Reacting to ICE raids, Church in Mexico reminds: ‘Not all undocumented migrants are criminals’

Jun 11, 2025

By Diego López Colín

The Catholic bishops of neighboring Mexico are reacting to the wave of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids that... Read more

The Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashville petition calls for release of Catholic man arrested by immigration officers

May 15, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Catholics in Nashville, Tennessee, are calling for the release of a man arrested by immigration officials last week amid efforts... Read more

Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from the San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Report: Policy of immigration enforcement treating churches as ‘sensitive areas’ could end

Dec 13, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

The “sensitive locations” policy began in 2011 and precludes ICE agents from carrying out immigration enforcement actions in locations like... Read more