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George, 5, a migrant boy from Venezuela traveling with his family, looks through the border wall as family members line up to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, Dec. 27, 2022. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Biden says he plans to visit border for the first time in his presidency

Kate Scanlon|Jan 5, 2023|2 Min Read

Venezuelan migrants in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, walk on the train tracks near the Paso del Norte International border bridge Oct. 21, 2022. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Agencies in Texas archdiocese assist immigrants, refugees seeking asylum

Jo Ann Zuniga|Nov 29, 2022|5 Min Read

Venezuelan migrants squeeze in to grab a rosary from the hands of Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, during his visit to a tent camp on the banks of the Rio Grande on the Mexico side close to El Paso Oct. 29, 2022. The bishop has spoken out against the measure known as Title 42, which keeps certain migrants out of the U.S. citing health measures deemed necessary during the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/courtesy Hope Border Institute)

On the border, fears rise of a less welcoming era for asylum-seekers

Rhina Guidos|Nov 4, 2022|5 Min Read

U.S. asylum-seekers in Reynosa, Mexico, wait at the Senda de Vida shelter for legal assistance May 23, 2022. (CNS photo/Daniel Becerril, Reuters)

Asylum-seekers will be allowed in as DHS ends 'Remain in Mexico' policy

Rhina Guidos|Aug 9, 2022|2 Min Read

Migrants from Central and South America exit their raft onto an island in the middle of Rio Grande near Roma, Texas, June 11, 2022. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)

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Hemispheric summit ends with immigration deal among countries

Rhina Guidos|Jun 13, 2022|3 Min Read

Ukrainians seeking asylum in the United States stay in the Benito Juarez sports complex in Tijuana, Mexico, April 23, 2022. (CNS photo/Jorge Duenes, Reuters)

Bishops back administration's 'Uniting for Ukraine' refugee initiative

Catholic News Service|Apr 25, 2022|3 Min Read

Pope Francis looks at a painting given as a birthday gift by a group of asylum-seekers transferred from Cyprus to Italy with his help, during a meeting at the Vatican Dec. 17, 2021, the pope's birthday. The painting shows an Afghan refugee crossing the Mediterranean with other immigrants. The migrants are being assisted by the Vatican and the Community of Sant'Egidio. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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Pope welcomes first group of asylum-seekers from Cyprus

Cindy Wooden|Dec 17, 2021|2 Min Read

Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S., who returned to Mexican side of the border to avoid deportation, take shelter in Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, Sept. 24, 2021. (CNS photo/Go Nakamura, Reuters)

Asylum process also in need of fixing among immigration issues

Mark Pattison|Sep 29, 2021|4 Min Read

A migrant woman in Huixtla, Mexico, carries her baby Sept. 5, 2021, as members of the National Guard block the street during an operation to dissolve a caravan of migrants and asylum seekers from Central America and the Caribbean. (CNS photo/Jose Torres, Reuters)

Report outlines complaints of border agents' treatment of asylum-seekers

Mark Pattison|Sep 13, 2021|4 Min Read

Afghan citizens evacuated from Kabul disembark from a U.S Air Force transport plane as they arrive at Naval Station Rota Air Base in Rota, Spain, Aug. 31, 2021. (CNS photo/Jon Nazca, Reuters)

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Catholic aid group seeks to expand humanitarian corridors for Afghan refugees

Elise Ann Allen|Sep 2, 2021|4 Min Read

Colombian riot police in Cucuta block the way to the Colombian side in the Colombian-Venezuelan border April 2, 2019. The Biden administration announced March 8, 2021, it is offering 18-months of Temporary Protected Status to about 320,000 Venezuelans in the U.S. who fled their country's economic collapse. (CNS photo/Ferley Ospina, Reuters)

Catholic, other faith groups applaud decision to grant Venezuelans TPS

Rhina Guidos|Mar 11, 2021|4 Min Read

Myanmar migrants to be deported are pictured inside an immigration truck in Lumut, Malaysia, Feb. 23, 2021. Catholic bishops in Malaysia are urging the government to refrain from deporting hundreds of Myanmar nationals, including refugees and asylum-seekers.(CNS photo/Lim Huey Teng, Reuters)

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Rights activists upset with Malaysian deportations of Myanmarese

Catholic News Service|Feb 25, 2021|2 Min Read

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