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Easter hope means solidarity with immigrants When we stand with immigrants against racism and prejudice, we live the truth of the Easter message.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/apr/03/which-countries-send-migrants-to-the-us-border-and/

Which countries send migrants to the US border, and what are they fleeing? The deadly fire at a migrant detention center in northern Mexico last week has put a spotlight on why, amid harsh U.S. immigration policies, migrants continue to make the dangerous journey north.

After fleeing war, Ukrainians rush to help Mississippi tornado victims
Seven Ukrainian refugees delivered water bottles and volunteered with aid workers in tornado-hit Mississippi, not long after resettling in Minneapolis.

After fleeing war, Ukrainians rush to help Mississippi tornado victims Seven Ukrainian refugees delivered water bottles and volunteered with aid workers in tornado-hit Mississippi, not long after resettling in Minneapolis.

"Every morning, mothers at a shelter in Juarez, Mexico frantically refresh a U.S. government app at 9.a.m., hoping to get an appointment to enter America. By 9:05 a.m., all the appointments, and hope, are gone."

Desperate migrants at border frustrated by app for gaining entry into U.S. The U.S. government is using an app to encourage legal entry at the border. But migrants in Mexico tell Sharyn Alfonsi they're frustrated with the process.

https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/there-are-moments-grace-ukraine-wars-trauma-seeps-peoples-souls

There are moments of grace, but Ukraine war's trauma seeps into people's souls Trying, exhausting and at times surreal — all are common descriptions of life in the last 12 months in Ukraine and neighboring Poland, say those displaced by the yearlong war and the religious who have assisted them.

Last week we published "A Dream Uncaged: Part One." If you haven't had a chance to read about Jessica's incredible story, read it now: https://clinic.shorthandstories.com/a-dream-uncaged-part-one/

Biden's plan to limit the ways people can seek asylum is contrary to both US and international law, but more importantly it will force people to make more dangerous choices, split up families and shut the door entirely for others.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-03-27/biden-asylum-plan-break-law

Deadly Mexican Migrant Detention Center Fire Exposes Litany of Migrant Abuse : https://mailchi.mp/cliniclegal/clinicdaily040323-1035364

Biden's Smart Immigration Idea | Washington Monthly The Welcome Corps allows Americans to sponsor groups of vetted migrants seeking asylum and help newcomers settle in their communities.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexicos-president-negligence-deadly-detention-center-fire-rcna77189

Officials set to make arrests in deadly fire inside Mexico migrant center Mexican officials said immigration and security officers at the center did not take “any action to open the door to the migrants who were already inside with the fire.”

This deal is likely to be harmful for people seeking asylum.

Catholic leaders blast new US-Canada immigration deal A Catholic refugee organization has come out against the expansion of an immigration agreement between the United States and Canada, saying that it allows both countries to turn away more asylum seekers.