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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott outlined his plans to local law enforcement officers and Border Patrol agents, including busing migrants to Washington, D.C.

Catholic bishops: Gov. Abbott, don’t shut down our ministry to care for migrant children Catholic bishops: Gov. Abbott, don’t shut down our ministry to care for migrant children Bishop Seitz and Bishop Flores: The vulnerable children in Catholic Charities’ emergency and foster care need help. Families with very young children, likely under the age of 6, arrive to the Catholic Charities migrant respite center in downtown McAllen on March 30, 2021.(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer) By Mark J. Seitz and Daniel E. Flores 1:30 AM on Jul 18, 2021 CDT This column is part of our ongoing ...

Children carry empty water containers inside a migrant encampment in Matamoros, Mexico, Feb. 18, 2021. (CNS/Reuters/Daniel Becerril) In the coming days and weeks, border communities like El Paso, Texas, will once again begin providing hospitality to asylum seekers for the first time in two years. In that time, the Migrant Protection Protocols, more commonly known as the "Remain in Mexico" policy, have forced asylum seeking families and individuals to navigate a punitive immigration system from situations of insecurity in northern Mexico. President Joe Biden has rightly elimi...