Number of unaccompanied minors in the US is rising

MIAMI, 29 March 2014 (Miami Herald) - Irene Granados celebrated her 16th birthday while walking through the desert two years ago trying to reach the United States — and safety.

Brothers Javier and Denis Girón, 13 and 17, floated on a raft across the Rio Grande last year — also in a bid to reach safety.

Granados and the Girón brothers were fleeing their native Central American countries where gang violence is spreading. The three are part of a surge in unaccompanied children and teenagers flowing across the Mexican border to the United States.Read more<

U.S. Doubling Non-lethal Assistance to the Syrian Opposition and New Humanitarian Aid for the Syrian Crisis, announces U.S. Department of State

Following his meetings with Syrian Coalition President al-Khatib, members of the Coalition’s leadership, and international partners supporting the Syrian opposition, Secretary of State John Kerry announced the United States’ intention to double non-lethal assistance to the Syrian opposition, as well as provide additional humanitarian aid to Syrians in need.Read more<

Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ms. Anne C. Richard: A meeting with refugees in Istanbul

USA, 18 September 2012 - Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Anne C. Richard visited Istanbul to learn more about the situation of refugees in Turkey. At the Resettlement Support Center run by the International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC), one of PRM's long-standing partners, she had the opportunity to meet with refugees from different countries and obtained an insight to ICMC's resettlement work in Turkey. Read more about Assistant Secretary of State Ms. Richard's experience on DipNote, the U.S. Department of State official blog.Read more<

A Catholic's perspective on immigration and US/Mexico relations

WASHINGTON, 25 March 2011—Bishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, California, leads the USCCB conference on migration. He spoke at a conference at the Catholic University of America where bishops of Mexico were present, along with Mexico's ambassador to the US.Read more<

Bishops commend House resolution seeking protection for religious minorities in Iraq

WASHINGTON, 29 November 2010 (USCCB<)—The U.S. bishops commended a resolution in the House of Representatives that condemns recent attacks on religious minorities in Iraq and calls for the U.S. government to work with the Iraqi government to protect these vulnerable groups.Read more<

Minnesota Catholic bishops release statement on immigration

New Ulm, Minnesota, 15 June 2010 (Sleey Eye Herald<)—On June 15, 2010, the Catholic Bishops of Minnesota released their Immigration statement, calling attention to the urgent need of comprehensive immigration reform.Read more<