The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:59:19 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Portland couple move to Canada to avert deportation threat /item/29753-portland-couple-move-to-canada-to-avert-deportation-threat /item/29753-portland-couple-move-to-canada-to-avert-deportation-threat

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A well-known Portland Catholic married couple has moved to Canada because attorneys could not find a clear path to resolve the pair's immigration status.

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Canada Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:44:57 -0400
Avoiding deportation: Shifting U.S. policies leave many on tenterhooks /home/international/item/25632-avoiding-deportation-shifting-policies-leave-many-on-tenterhooks /home/international/item/25632-avoiding-deportation-shifting-policies-leave-many-on-tenterhooks

WASHINGTON – Immigrants facing deportation have won the occasional judicial victory, but getting a judge to hear their case poses the bigger problem in immigrants' desperate attempt to stay in the United States.

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International Fri, 07 Jul 2017 14:00:00 -0400
Advocates for detained Chaldeans in race against time to halt deportation /home/international/item/25470-advocates-for-detained-chaldeans-in-race-against-time-to-halt-deportation /home/international/item/25470-advocates-for-detained-chaldeans-in-race-against-time-to-halt-deportation

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Advocates for Chaldean Christians detained by federal immigration enforcement are in a race against time to halt their deportation back to war-torn Iraq.

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cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) International Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:09:00 -0400
Los Angeles Archbishop: English wasn't America's first language /home/international/item/24729-los-angeles-archbishop-english-wasn-t-america-s-first-language /home/international/item/24729-los-angeles-archbishop-english-wasn-t-america-s-first-language

WASHINGTON – In recent months, national debates over immigration and deportation have reached a fever pitch in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's election.

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International Thu, 30 Mar 2017 08:20:00 -0400
U.S. bishops' stances vary on sanctuary for immigrants facing deportation /home/international/item/24515-u-s-bishops-stances-vary-on-sanctuary-for-immigrants-facing-deportation /home/international/item/24515-u-s-bishops-stances-vary-on-sanctuary-for-immigrants-facing-deportation

WASHINGTON – The bishop of Sacramento, California, said Catholic churches in the diocese could offer sanctuary to immigrants facing deportation, while the archbishop of Washington cautioned that offering sanctuary does not legally guarantee protection if federal agents come calling.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Fri, 03 Mar 2017 15:50:30 -0500
Arizona mother deported from U.S. taken in by shelter just across border /home/international/item/24322-arizona-mother-deported-from-u-s-taken-in-by-shelter-just-across-border /home/international/item/24322-arizona-mother-deported-from-u-s-taken-in-by-shelter-just-across-border

PHOENIX – The mother who made headlines as possibly the first unauthorized immigrant to be deported from the United States under President Donald Trump's immigration orders was being sheltered overnight by the Kino Border Institute in Nogales, Mexico, Feb. 9.

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International Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:30:00 -0500
U.S. Supreme Court tie vote blocks temporary plan to stop deportations /home/international/item/22570-u-s-supreme-court-tie-vote-blocks-temporary-plan-to-stop-deportations /home/international/item/22570-u-s-supreme-court-tie-vote-blocks-temporary-plan-to-stop-deportations

WASHINGTON – With a tie vote June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Obama administration's plan to temporarily protect more than four million unauthorized immigrants from deportation. 

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International Thu, 23 Jun 2016 15:00:00 -0400
Catholic family loses deporation battle /item/19020-catholic-family-loses-deporation-battle /item/19020-catholic-family-loses-deporation-battle

MONTREAL - A Catholic family from Cameroon has been deported after losing an emotional appeal to remain in Canada where two of their children were born. They were put on a plane Oct. 11 to Yaounde, the capital of the West African nation. 

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Canada Sat, 18 Oct 2014 07:59:59 -0400
Montreal Catholic family fights deportation to Cameroon /item/18975-montreal-catholic-family-fights-deportation-to-cameroon /item/18975-montreal-catholic-family-fights-deportation-to-cameroon

MONTREAL - A Montreal parish is rallying behind a Catholic family that is battling deportation to Cameroon where it faces an uncertain and perhaps even dangerous future. 

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Canada Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:00:00 -0400