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Hundreds join El Paso bishop's protest against migrant mass deportation, asylum bans
Mass deportations and asylum bans — part of the Trump administration's rapid changes to U.S. immigration policy — destroy communities and human dignity, while constituting a "war on the poor," said Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas.
The bishop — who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration — shared his thoughts during a March 24 prayer vigil at Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, which capped a rally and march that began in the city's downtown San Jacinto Plaza.
"Aquí Estamos: March and Vigil to Stand with Migrants" drew hundreds of participants, including immigration advocates, Catholic and interfaith clergy, religious and lay faithful.
The gathering, spoken in English and Spanish throughout, was attended by Catholic prelates from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, including Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio; Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, New Mexico; Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky; and Bishop Noël Simard of Valleyfield, Quebec.
The bishop — who chairs the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration — shared his thoughts during a March 24 prayer vigil at Sacred Heart Church in El Paso, which capped a rally and march that began in the city's downtown San Jacinto Plaza.
"Aquí Estamos: March and Vigil to Stand with Migrants" drew hundreds of participants, including immigration advocates, Catholic and interfaith clergy, religious and lay faithful.
The gathering, spoken in English and Spanish throughout, was attended by Catholic prelates from the U.S., Canada and Mexico, including Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio; Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Las Cruces, New Mexico; Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky; and Bishop Noël Simard of Valleyfield, Quebec.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/hundreds-join-el-paso-bishops-protest-against-migrant-mass-deportation-asylum-bans?fbclid=IwY2xjawJhcuJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHrLop1wkGnImODWvajyGUdMvc3nsm4Fz3B51LL07vAn_u7II5-unplNihckR_aem_O-7bfgtmrlsItr7ipNTTeA