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Immigration activists hold TPS town hall for South Florida Haitians
A group of activists in North Miami gathered to discuss resources and strategies for South Florida's Haitian community, just days after the Department of Homeland Security announced that Temporary Protection Status (TPS) would end for the hundreds...
Trump revokes protected status for over half a million Haitian immigrants
President Donald Trump listens as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in Washington, as Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought and Secretary of...

We need to put an end to masked ICE agents
As I observed these groups of masked folks wearing gear, in some cases declaring them as police, I wondered why they were hiding. Could it be they know there is no defense for their dastardly behavior toward thousands of law-abiding immigrants...

Deportations, firings and immigration: Legal clashes mount at US Supreme Court over Trump’s post-return executive orders
WASHINGTON, June 29 — The US Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald Trump and actions by his administration since he returned to office in January. Cases at the court have...

Trump Administration Targets Iranian Christians for Deportation
Christianity Today reports that the Trump Administration is targeting Iranian Christian migrants for deportation: On June 19, as Iran and Israel exchanged volleys of missiles and officials secretly finalized plans to dispatch American bombers to...

Conference Counsel: Temples, missionaries, education part of hastening
Photo supplied, Intellectual Reserve Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles provides words of inspiration during the Saturday morning session of general conference at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on April 5, 2025....

Trump Admin Says ICE Agents are the Real Victims Amid Violent Immigration Raids
It was captured on the Ring camera. In the footage, Martin Díaz, 35, runs across the front lawn of his house, indistinguishable from the officers in plainclothes who follow, pepper spraying Díaz as he attempts to make his escape through the garden...

California residents fearful amid immigration raids
Jackie Ramirez has always been aware of the colour of her skin. There was the school crossing guard who nicknamed her “morenita,” little brown girl. The uncle who affectionately called her “paisita,” a country girl. But never has skin colour felt...

Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul: Called to be Christians of conscience
Today's readings for the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul provide us with a glimpse into the remarkable lives of two early Christians who endured persecution because of their faith. While the church singles out these two individuals and...

Nicaragua crackdown on Christianity deepens amid political power grab
The Christ of the Mercy statue in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. (Photo: Getty/iStock) A new policy brief released by Open Doors has exposed as a systematic campaign of repression against Christian communities in Nicaragua. The publication of the...
WEF Claims It Will Take 123 More Years To Achieve Full Gender-Parity Globally
It will take 123 years to reach full gender parity globally, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Gender Gap Report 2025. While progress has been made since the report started in 2006, Statista's Anna Fleck reports that an analysis of the...

Political Persecution of Nicaraguans Crosses Borders
and is “recurring,” says UN Human Rights Office Exterior of the United Nations Human Rights Council. //Photo: EFE | Confidencial Entry bans and denial of consular services are part of the persecution targeting exiled Nicaraguans. By Confidencial...

The Catholic nun who brought faith and social justice to New York’s airwaves for over 50 years
Three times a day on Sunday for the past 52 years, Camille D’Arienzo, R.S.M., told millions of New Yorkers exactly what was on her mind. In her mellifluous, Queens-accented voice, Sister D’Arienzo interrupted breaking news of crime, traffic and...

Nicaragua government tied to illegal land invasions in wildlife refuge, documents suggest
Río San Juan Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Nicaragua has suffered a wave of deforestation in recent years, fueled by land deals that allow settlers to clear the rainforest for farming, mining and cattle ranching. Without government support,...
US sets deadline to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants
The United States government has announced it will terminate special protections for Haitian immigrants. In a statement issued Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that, starting on September 2, Haitians would no longer be able...

Nicaraguan teenager in Sligo creates prize-winning art inspired by his personal history
Seventeen-year-old Rodrigo Collado García and his family have been seeking asylum in Ireland for the past three years. Prior to taking part in The Mary Elmes Prize in Holocaust Students, Rodrigo’s knowledge of the Holocaust was limited. But that...

US adds E-verify alert on revoked work permits for immigrants
A new federal policy by the United States is set to reshape how employers respond to changes in their workers’ immigration status and may leave thousands of immigrant employees vulnerable to abrupt dismissal. This week, the US Department of...
Trump Immigration Clampdown Triggers Labour Crisis Across U.S. Economy
As U.S. President Donald Trump steps up immigration enforcement, businesses across multiple sectors are warning of acute labour shortages that could destabilize economic growth. From hospitals and care homes to farms and hotels, employers are...

Facing—and naming—the existential threat to Christians in Nigeria
This week—June 22 through June 29—the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops hosts Religious Freedom Week, calling attention to domestic issues that the bishops say threaten religious liberty. Among them: political polarization that has resulted in...

Immigrant advocates in South Florida decry Trump's deportation policies
Immigrant advocates and others say President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation policies are fostering a climate of “fear” in South Florida’s immigrant communities, mainly with his decision to abruptly end temporary visas for hundreds of...