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Politics & SocietyNews
Michael Swan - Catholic News Service
A federal judge in Canada has struck down the Safe Third Country Agreement, which sends refugees arriving at the border back to detention in the United States, on the grounds that it violates the Charter of Rights and Freedom.
Demonstrators in San Diego rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on June 18. (CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
J.D. Long García
The Supreme Court has given a reprieve to DACA recipients worried about deportation. But J.D. Long-García reports that they will not rest until they secure a pathway to citizenship.
Andrea Dowlen, left, an Americorps worker with Catholic Charities of Tennessee, and Matthew Grimes, a Catholic Charities volunteer, fill emergency food boxes July 7, 2020, for people who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the March 3 tornadoes. The boxes contain enough food to feed two people for five to seven meals. (CNS photo/Andy Telli, Tennessee Register)
FaithNews
Andy Telli - Catholic News Service
About 30 families at Sagrado Corazon have had members infected by the virus, Father David Ramirez said. There also have been families at St. Luke Church in Smyrna and St. John Vianney Church in Gallatin that have been directly affected by the virus.
Politics & SocietyNews
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
"The administration's efforts to effectively end asylum have been met with a massive outpouring of opposition from the public, particularly the interfaith community," said the Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc.
Harvard University, which will require most of its undergraduates to take classes remotely this fall, joined a lawsuit against a directive that would have rescinded visas from international students unable to attend classes in person. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Drew Roberts
The Trump administration backed down from a move to strip visas from students taking classes online, but colleges must be vigilant in protecting their international guests, writes Drew Roberts of Santa Clara University.
Politics & SocietyNews
Carol Zimmermann - Catholic News Service
As a result of a public outcry and pressure, federal immigration authorities had agreed to rescind the directive and "return to the status quo."