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Young migrants who crossed into the U.S. from Mexico sit on the ground in Eagle Pass, Tex. The photo also shows a Border Patrol agent checking the papers of an adult migrant, but the heads of both are out of the frame. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Pablo Christian Soenen
The transport of nonconsenting asylum seekers is a mainstay of U.S. immigration policy, and certain practices of the Department of Homeland Security have been far more destructive than bussing migrants north.
Vigilantes of "El Machete," as they call themselves, an armed group made up mostly of Indigenous people to defend themselves against drug cartels, protest against the growing violence in Pantelhó, Mexico, July 27, 2021. (CNS photo/Jacob Garcia, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Edgar Clemente - The Associated Press
“The drug cartels have taken over our territory, and we are under a state of siege, suffering widespread psychosis from narco blockades,” the local Roman Catholic Diocese said in a statement.
FaithNews
David Agren - OSV News
The Mexican Supreme Court has expanded its pro-choice stance as women can now access abortions without criminal penalties on the national level.
Migrants walk along concertina wire as they try to cross the Rio Grande at the Texas-U.S. border in Eagle Pass, Texas, Thursday, July 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
In an email exchange between a Texas state trooper and his supervisor, the trooper reported receiving orders in encounters with migrating people that he called “inhumane.”
A member of the Mexican army stands guard outside a church in the parish community of Cerocahui on June 22, 2022. Jesuit Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were murdered at the parish June 20 as they offered refuge to a tour guide seeking protection. (CNS photo/Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Despite the heightened presence of Mexican military in the aftermath of the Jesuit murders, “violence is still very present” in the region, Father Javier Ávila said.
Migrants wade across a river during as they trek across the Darien Gap from Colombia to Panama, in hopes of reaching the U.S., Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Pandemic-related U.S. asylum restrictions, known as Title 42, are to expire Thursday, May 11. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Sister Norma Pimentel has devoted years to protecting life at the border as migrant flows rise and fall. Growing anxiety over the lifting of Title 42 controls at the border has been a recent distraction from her ministry.