(Hungarian Conservative. Tamás Gyurkovits). laams Belang (Flemish Interest), which strives for Flemish independence, is currently Belgium’s most popular party. However, according to Tom van Grieken, the leader of the party, it is…
Tag: Migration
El SJR critica la propuesta de 15 países de la UE de externalizar la política de asilo
(Afa y Omega. Rodrigo Moreno Quicios). Más de la mitad de Estados miembro ha pedido enviar a terceros países seguros tanto a los solicitantes de asilo como a quienes estén a la…
Migranti, proposta di 15 Stati Ue (Italia compresa) per creare hub in paesi terzi. Un azzardo costoso per aggirare i rimpatri al palo
(Il Fatto Quotidiano. Franz Baraggino). Nonostante l’approvazione del Parlamento Ue del nuovo Patto migrazione e asilo, l’immigrazione rimane uno dei temi al centro della campagna elettorale per le elezioni europee, anche nei…
Migranti: da inizio anno sbarcate 18.550 persone sulle nostre coste. Oltre 2.400 a maggio
(SIR). Sono finora 18.550 le persone migranti sbarcate sulle coste da inizio anno. Nello stesso periodo, lo scorso anno furono 45.507 mentre nel 2022 furono 15.004. Il dato è stato diffuso dal…
Are Catholic nonprofits really to blame for the migrant crisis at the border?
(American Magazine. J.D. Long García). According to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, his office has obtained sworn testimony that Annunciation House—a Catholic outreach serving migrants in El Paso, Tex.—facilitates illegal border crossing…
Migration helps offset serious problem of low birth rate in rich countries, Pope Francis says
(CNA. Almudena Martínez-Bordiú). During a May 8 audience at the Vatican, Pope Francis said that migration helps fight the crisis caused by low birth rates, especially in “rich countries.” Addressing participants at…
Texas says Catholic group should be shut down over ‘criminal enterprise’ at U.S. border
(CNA. Daniel Payne). Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday filed an injunction against a Catholic nonprofit group in the state, accusing it of “systemic criminal conduct” for allegedly facilitating illegal border…
Jesuit Refugee Service looks at years of abuse at UK detention centers
(Crux. Charles Collins). Abuse and mistreatment remain endemic throughout immigrant detention centers in the UK, according to a new report by the Jesuit Refugee Service UK (JRS UK). The agency on Wednesday…
Vatican newspaper decries Tunisia’s expulsion of migrants
(Catholic Culture). The Vatican newspaper decried Tunisian President Kais Saied’s decision to expel hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa (map). In “Il deserto dell’umanità” (“The Desert of Humanity”)—the most prominent front-page article in its May…
Iowa bishops call on leaders to protect human rights of immigrants
(CRUX. John Lavenburg). NEW YORK – In response to the nation’s immigration crisis Iowa’s Catholic bishops have taken aim at both state and federal lawmakers, calling on the former to seek alternatives…
Migranti: Unicef, nel 2023 in Italia raggiunti oltre 37mila minori e giovani con il programma dell’ufficio per Europa e Asia Centrale
(Rapport Annual. Sir). Nel 2023 sono stati circa 157mila i rifugiati e migranti arrivati in Italia attraverso la rotta del Mediterraneo centrale, tra cui circa 26.800 minorenni di cui 17.319 minori stranieri…
Church “must do more”: Priest Researcher Calls for Full Returnees’ Integration as Illegal Migration Surges in The Gambia
(Agnes Aineah. ACI Africa). In Africa’s tiniest nation of The Gambia, many illegal migrants deported from European countries hang around the country’s cities and major towns, fearing to go to their homes…
Profughi, Sant’Egidio: nuovi arrivi dall’Etiopia con i corridoi umanitari
(EXAUDI Catholic News. Exaudi Redazione). Lunedì 15 aprile sono arrivati a Fiumicino 97 rifugiati provenienti dal Corno d’Africa, con un volo di linea dell’Ethiopian Airlines proveniente da Addis Abeba, grazie ai corridoi…
Pese a los riesgos, un cardenal guatemalteco sigue luchando por los migrantes y los pobres.
(GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO. Associated Press. The San Diego Union Tribune). HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala – Cuando más de 100 hombres que cargaban una elaborada “anda” de Jesús Nazareno del Consuelo se detuvieron frente a él,…