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King��Ƶapp taking fresh look at security

mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) — Sat, 31 Aug 2019 11:42:21 -0400

Security has become such an inflammatory issue on both a political and social level that reasoned debate around the topic seems almost impossible.

Catholic groups tears apart Trump speech about border wall

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:18:14 -0500

WASHINGTON – No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his Jan. 8 nine-minute speech, his first such event televised in prime time from the Oval Office, about what he termed a crisis at the border, than Catholic groups and others began tearing apart his arguments.

Court upholds travel ban, says directive is within president's power

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:56:50 -0400

WASHINGTON – In a 5-4 decision June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's travel ban on people entering the U.S. from some Muslim-majority countries, saying the president's action was within his power.

USCCB migration chairman agrees with U.S. bishops concerned by border troops

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:35:38 -0400

WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration committee said April 11 he agrees with concerns raised issued by U.S. bishops on the southern border about President Donald Trump's call to deploy National Guard troops to the region.

Bishops on both sides of Mexico border criticize troop deployment

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:15:35 -0400

MEXICO – The Mexican bishops' conference criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border and issued a strong defense of migrants, saying the Catholic Church could not stand by "in the face of suffering by our brother migrants as they seek better conditions by crossing the border to work and contribute to the common good."

Trump administration announces wide-ranging immigration guidelines

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:53:00 -0500

WASHINGTON – In two memos published Feb. 20, the Department of Homeland Security outlined guidelines that White House officials said would enhance enforcement of immigration laws inside the country as well as prevent further unauthorized immigration into the U.S.