Nearly 700 Undocumented Immigrants Detained in Mississippi
August 8, 2019Currents News Staff U.S. immigration officials made a record-setting bust in Mississippi as close to 700 undocumented immigrants were taken into custody […]
Topic: Immigrants
Bishop DiMarzio Looks Back at 1986 Immigration Law
August 2, 2019By Franca Braatz, Allyson Escobar and Emily Drooby Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is committed to immigration reform, dealing with an area that’s been […]
Biden Faces Presidential Backlash in Second Democratic Debate
August 1, 2019Currents News Staff Coming into the July 31 debate, all eyes were on center stage. Viewers waited to see if front-runner, former […]
Capitol Hill Hearings Focus on Separation of Children at Immigration Detention Centers
July 25, 2019Currents News The immigration crisis at the southern border is once again taking center stage on Capitol Hill. On July 25 another […]
Neighbors Build Human Barricade, Stopping Father From Being Detained by ICE
July 23, 2019Currents News Staff For four hours, a man and his son sat inside of their car as two Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Honduran Migrants Deported From Mexico Forced to Return
July 22, 2019Currents News Staff After a long journey north, immigrants making their way to Mexico are being returned by the busload back to […]
Former U.S. Customs & Border Patrol Janitor Photographs Discarded Religious Relics of Migrants
July 17, 2019By Allyson Escobar Tom Kiefer, a photographer who lives in Arizona, is documenting the journey of migrants at the southern border, examining […]
Building Walls and Breaking Barriers: Americans Take Immigration Into Their Own Hands
July 16, 2019Currents News Staff Standing at over 18 feet above ground, a half-mile steel barrier was built without help from Congress, and without […]
Parishes Open Their Hearts to Immigrants Targeted by ICE
July 15, 2019By Tim Harfmann “Absolutely terrified” is how Father John McKenna described the growing tension in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a community with a […]
Protesters Demand Closure of Migrant Detention Facilities
July 2, 2019Currents News Staff On July 2, protests are taking place across the country to demand closure of detention facilities holding migrant children […]