Mr. Cardenas’s lawyers argued that Texas authorities had not properly informed him that as a Mexican citizen he was entitled to legal aid from the Mexican consulate.

Two leading bishops urged Catholics and all people of goodwill to show support of "our brothers and sisters in such dire need."

The nation has changed, once again. This time we are becoming more Latino. The demographic shift is not the future; it is the present.

"It is hard to educate children without electricity, but our Catholic schools are taking care of our people."

Way up in the highlands of north central Puerto Rico, in an area severely damaged by Hurricane Maria, lies an untold story of an imminent economic catastrophe: the potential decimation of the island's milk industry.

Around 200,000 Salvadorans and 57,000 Hondurans have been residing in the United States for more than 15 years under Temporary Protected Status. But that status is set to expire in early 2018.