Bishop Seitz, El Paso leaders, advocates challenge Trump’s immigration policy changes
The Diocese of El Paso, joined by community leaders and advocates, gathered on the steps of St. Patrick Cathedral in Central El Paso, to challenge President Donald Trump’s directives relating to immigration policy in his first few days in office.
El Paso bishop calls Trump immigration orders ‘contrary to the moral law’
We urge President Trump to pivot from these enforcement-only policies to just and merciful solutions,” wrote Bishop Mark Seitz, USCCB migration committee chair.
Bishops condemn Trump's immigration orders for stoking fear, anxiety
Catholic advocacy groups, southern border dioceses and the U.S. bishops' conference are expressing deep concern after President Trump signed a series of executive orders targeting immigration on his first week in the Oval Office.
Bishop says Trump’s efforts against immigrants ‘strikes fear’ in border communities
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States has raised “urgent moral and human concerns,” according to Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso.
Catholic bishop weighs in on Trump's immigration crackdown
A growing number of Catholic Church leaders are criticizing President Trump's immigration crackdown. Bishop Mark J. Seitz, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration,
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Bishop Seitz, El Paso leaders speak on recent immigration policy changes
El Paso Bishop Mark J. Seitz along with other community leaders will be holding a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 23 at St. Patrick Cathedral to address the several recent immigration policies that ...
Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist
Numerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations ...
El Paso Bishop, community leaders react to Trump's border orders
The El Paso Rev. Bishop Mark Seitz along with other community leaders held a press conference on Thursday to comment on President Trump's executive orders on im ...
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Trump administration reverses policy to permit ICE arrests at churches
This action empowers the brave men and women in CBP and ICE to enforce immigration laws and catch criminal aliens who have ...
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In Newark, Catholic bishops host interfaith leaders to oppose mass deportation
On Monday, the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, and the multifaith community organizing group Faith in Action held a day of ...
How Trump's mass deportation plans directly impact Houston churches
Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz in West Texas says the Trump administration's mass-deportation plan "strikes fear into the heart of our community." ...
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OPINION: Whatever your faith, wherever you come from, your anxieties and fears are our own
The Diocese of El Paso will continue to educate our faithful on their rights, provide legal services and work to mitigate the damage of immigration enforcement.
Bishop at inaugural prayer service urges Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBTQ children, immigrants
The bishop leading Tuesday's official inaugural prayer service urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on his ...