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Missionaries of Jesus Sr. Norma Pimentel participates in a virtual dialogue May 4, 2021, about "Young and Latino Leaders on Immigration: Continuing Challenges, New Urgency, Time for Action." (CNS/Georgetown University/Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life) And Sr. Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Brownsville, Texas, said more visibility would help the cause, so she invited President Joe Biden to visit the U.S.-Mexico border. "Sometimes I always say the best way to understand what is happening at the border i...

The majority of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border are being expelled by CBP. Author: Anastasiya Bolton (KENS) Updated: 11:28 PM CDT April 28, 2021 BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The U.S.-Mexico border is a place where hope clashes with reality.  Felicia Rangel-Samponaro sees that clash every day by the very nature of her job as one of the directors of The Sidewalk School for Asylum Seekers. “We are actually a rapid-response organization, which means we feed people, we house people, we give clothing, blankets, tents, sleeping bags, self-care kits, mosquito net...

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via AP, Pool) As President Biden marks 100 days in office on Thursday, leaders of Catholic organizations working in areas the administration has pegged as priorities say that they are grateful for signs of progress but caution that more is needed to fulfill campaign promises. At the same time, some bishops continue to be highly critical of Mr. Biden, with some suggesting that the nation’s second Catholic president shou...

U.S. Border Patrol message to migrants: 'Stay home, stay safe, stay alive' A border expert says this tactic might work in the short term, but the U.S. has to open legal pathways for people to come in safely. Author: Anastasiya Bolton (KENS) Updated: 8:59 AM CDT April 17, 2021 LAREDO, Texas — Migrants are dying trying to get into the United States. The headline isn’t new, but the high numbers are, according to U.S. Border Patrol officials in the Laredo area. The agency is asking people not to travel here and not to pay for family members to attempt a very da...

A federal judge in New Hampshire allowed part of an ACLU lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) checkpoints in three New England states to continue, but invoked a qualified immunity defense saying CBP agents could not be sued. Last year, the ACLU sued the CBP over roadside checkpoints in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The ACLU argued that the CBP roadside checkpoints were conducted for the primary purpose of general crime control and drug interdiction and that they are beyond the scope of the CBP’s authority. “It is unconstitutional for Border Patrol to use interior ch...