In the US, faith-based agencies denounce Biden’s executive order at the southern border
United States RNS President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Tuesday, dramatically limiting the number of immigrants who may apply for asylum at the southern United States border. The policy pauses entry at the border, starting Wednesday, once 2,500 illegal entries have occurred in any 24-hour period. The executive order follows two failed efforts […]
Biden imposes sweeping asylum ban at US-Mexico border
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Joe Biden on Tuesday instituted a broad asylum ban on migrants caught illegally crossing the US-Mexico border, a major enforcement move in the run-up to November elections that will decide control of the White House. Migrants caught crossing illegally could be quickly deported or turned back to Mexico under […]
US faith-based organisations urge Biden not to enact ‘asylum ban’
United States RNS A number of faith-based organisations and congregations are pleading with the Biden administration, in a letter sent on Monday to President Joe Biden and other leaders, not to enact new immigration restrictions. The letter – signed by 165 faith-based local, national and international organisations and congregations – expresses “grave concern” with policies Biden announced earlier […]