Politicizing US border issue overshadows plight of migrants
US Border Patrol agents took 172,331 border crossers into custody in March
Updated: April 21, 2021 06:53 AM GMT
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A Central American boy remains at the Sagrada Familia shelter as he waits with relatives for the La Bestia (The Beast) cargo train to attempt reaching the US border in Apizaco, Tlaxcala state, Mexico, on April 9. (Photo: AFP)
The principal message of a Georgetown University webinar on immigrants at the US-Mexico border: Don t believe everything you hear from politicians. Because more often than not, no one pays close attention to the reality of border issues, and repeat the same old talking points.
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Sacred Heart of Jesus statute restored at St. Patrick Cathedral after vandalism
EL PASO, Texas After a beloved sculpture of Jesus was vandalized last year, the Catholic Diocese of El Paso unveiled a fully restored statue at Sunday s mass. As we gather this day, we have special reasons to celebrate God s mercy Bishop Mark Seitz told parishioners at St. Patrick Cathedral. As you may have noticed, there is something in the place where the beloved statue of the Sacred Heart used to stand.
He then unveiled the new Sacred Heart Statue to a round of applause inside the church.
Unaccompanied minors, a pandemic and politics mix at the border
Mar 16, 2021 catholic news service
Migrant children from Central America take refuge from the rain in the back of a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in Penitas, Texas, March 14, 2021, as they await to be transported after crossing the Rio Grande River into the United States. (Credit: Adrees Latif/Reuters via CNS.)
Over 8,500 unaccompanied migrant teens and children are now in shelters under the auspices of the Department of Health and Human Services, waiting for relatives or sponsors living in the U.S. to claim them.
For the past month, Magdalena Chávez and her sisters have spent their days praying for their 17-year-old nephew.
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