North Carolina Faith-based Organizations File Lawsuit to Keep ICE Out of Places of Worship
Several North Carolina faith-based organizations, including The African methodist Episcopal Zion Church, North Carolina Council of Churches, and The Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and several other government agencies.
“The dignity of all”: Pope Francis Addresses U.S. Bishops on Immigration
On Monday, Pope Francis issued a letter to U.S. bishops in response to mounting concerns over the Trump administration’s implementation of a mass deportation program.
El lunes, el papa Francisco envió una carta a los obispos estadounidenses en respuesta a las crecientes preocupaciones por la implementación de un programa de deportación masiva por parte de la administración Trump.
Trump administration removes Spanish version of White House website
As of Tuesday afternoon, the WhiteHouse.gov/es page was showing a 404-error with a "Go to Homepage" button. The move echoes Trump's first term in office when the landing page for Spanish-language communications was also unavailable.
Statement from a DHS Spokesperson on Directives Expanding Law Enforcement and Ending the Abuse of Humanitarian Parole
The first directive rescinds the Biden Administration’s guidelines for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforcement actions that thwart law enforcement in or near so-called “sensitive” areas. The second directive ends the broad abuse of humanitarian parole and returns the program to a case-by-case basis. ICE and CBP will phase out any parole programs that are not in accordance with the law.