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Maryknoll OGC Asks House Judiciary to Oppose H.R. 2640

June 28, 2023

Maryknoll’s Office for Global Concerns joined Catholic organizations in opposing the Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023, which would, among other things, restart the Remain in Mexico program, require family detention, and subject unaccompanied children to expedited removal.

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Migrants Need Compassionate Welcome

September 22, 2022

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns and missioners working on the southern border call for this shameful practice [of sending migrants to northern cities without a plan] to end and for leaders at all levels of government to work together for an ethical approach to the management of migration that centers the dignity of the person, in this case, the vulnerable migrant.

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U.S. Border Patrol agent apprehends migrants who surrendered to him after crossing the Rio Grand River in El Paso Texas on March 18, 2019. Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection by Mani Albrecht
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Joint Letter to President Biden on Remain in Mexico 2.0 and Title 42

December 20, 2021

Nearly eleven months since taking office, this administration continues to violate U.S. asylum law and evade U.S. treaty obligations by blocking and returning asylum seekers to places where their lives and safety are in peril.

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U.S. border wall proposal inconsistent with interfaith values

April 24, 2017

80 faith-based organizations tell Congress: Border walls are immoral use of public funds.

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Mexico: Pope Francis calls for open hearts

March 4, 2016

In February, Pope Francis completed a six-day pastoral visit to Mexico. With five key moments, the pope addressed the full spectrum of Mexican society and delivered a clear moral message about corruption and poverty, violence, and migration that transcends national boundaries and speaks to the whole world.

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The Trails: Immigration, detention centers, and lost children

August 13, 2013

Written by Gabriela Romeri (writer/editor with Revista Maryknoll), Chelsey Clammer and Rae Bryant, and published originally on The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review website.

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Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns

Representing Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, and Maryknoll Lay Missioners

200 New York Ave. NW
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Maryknoll, N.Y. 10545-0311
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