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The administration’s announcement comes on the anniversary of DACA, an Obama-era program created to protect eligible young adults who were brought to the United States illegally as children.
Cardinal Gregory’s call for reform of the immigration system noted that “our opportunity is found in our shared humanity and our shared dignity and respect for our neighbors.”
On Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled that the Department of Homeland Security must resume accepting new DACA applications beginning on Dec. 7.
In response to the announcement by the administration, Bishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento called the move to end DACA during the COVID-19 pandemic “irresponsible and recalcitrant.”
Archbishop Gomez and Bishop Dorsonville urged President Trump “to strongly reconsider terminating DACA,” citing the plight of immigrant families during the new coronavirus pandemic.
Bishops in California called for an expansion of state disability insurance eligibility to workers who are ineligible for unemployment insurance but who have become unemployed as a result of the pandemic.
Two federal judges blocked the March 5 expiration date for DACA, and the Supreme Court declined to hear an immediate review.
Approximately 700,000 youth and young adults brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents face deportation if nothing is done in Congress.
Sens. Thom Tillis, James Lankford and Orrin Hatch have proposed the Succeed Act.
Holy Father spoke at press conference Sunday aboard the papal plane from Colombia to Rome.
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