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Jan 25, 2021 catholic news service President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the White House in Washington Jan. 21, 2021. On Jan. 20 Biden issued an executive order saying that 2020 census data will not include respondents citizenship status, as the Trump administration had sought. (Credit: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters via CNS.) The leaders of two U.S. bishops committees applauded President Joe Bidens executive order reversing a policy of the previous administration that excluded unauthorized imm...

Written by HH “Diaper Bag Essentials for Refugee Mothers” Ariel Kirman, a high school junior, has created a non-profit called “DENA” which stands for Diaper Essentials for New Americans to help refugee and immigrant new mothers. Ariel created the 501(c)3 non-profit organization to raise money to purchase diaper essentials for new mothers who come to the United States. While a number of charities, like diaper banks, provide diapers to low-income new mothers, Ariel discovered that t...

LSI Refugee and Immigrant Services awarded $25,0000 from Lutheran Church of Hope Monday, December 21, 2020 11:02 AM Lutheran Services of Iowa received $25,000 from Lutheran Church of Hope to support LSI Refugee and Immigrant Services in the Des Moines area, LSI announced. LSI has advocated for refugee families coming to Iowa for more than 70 years, assisting families as they learn English, begin jobs or take their U.S. citizenship exam. In 2019, 700 former refugees a...

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington is seen Nov. 26, 2020. (Credit: Tyler Orsburn/CNS.) In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court Dec. 18 did not give a definitive ruling on President Donald Trumps order to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the 2020 census for redrawing congressional districts, saying it was too early to do so. WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court Dec. 18 did not give a definitive ruling on President Donald Trump’s order to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the...

Hundreds of families in northeast Calgary will receive care packages from COVID care teams this week. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Dec 17, 2020 10:32 AM MT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020 Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard announces the COVID teams program on Tuesday. (Paul Taillon/Office of the Premier) comments Hundreds of families in northeast Calgary will receive care packages from COVID care teams this week. The efforts are part of the provinces new initiative to support r...

Parent? because that will then determine how long it would take for them to eventually be reunited with their kid, right? >> right. it appears this will be handled on a case-by-case basis dependent on that childs legal status. if they are denied a stay in the united states, theyll more likely than not. as we saw, it could be a lengthy legal process, fred. here with me now, former political commentator and head of the advisory council, steve cortez, and former director for immigration and natio...