Nation Dec 20 Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties, official says An official at the Wisconsin school where a student shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student says the 15-year-old was in her first semester there.
Politics Aug 31 Catholic diocese sues federal agencies over green card backlog for foreign-born priests For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change in how the government processes green cards for religious workers, which threatens the ability of thousands of them to continue to…
Nation Jan 15 Record 3 million cases clog U.S. immigration courts Fueled by record-breaking increases in migrants who seek asylum after being apprehended for crossing the border illegally, the court backlog has grown by more than 1 million over the last fiscal year and it’s now triple what it was in…
Nation Nov 30 When is Hanukkah, and how is it celebrated around the world? In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication."…
Nation Nov 25 Hmong New Year traditions in the U.S. recall ancestral spirits while teaching new generations Late fall is the most spiritual time of the year in traditional Hmong culture. For many elders and spiritual leaders, it's critical that these traditions — brought from Southeast Asia which the Hmong had to flee after helping the U.S.
Politics May 12 Migrants face new border reality as Title 42 pandemic restrictions expire The U.S. entered a new immigration enforcement era Friday, ending a three-year-old asylum restriction and enacting a set of strict new rules to push migrants to apply for protections where they are, skipping the dangerous journey north.
Politics Dec 21 Thousands of migrants wait at U.S.-Mexico border to see if asylum restrictions end Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold as they waited for the Supreme Court to rule on whether and when restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. would lift.
Politics Dec 20 U.S. asks court to end immigration asylum limits -- after Christmas The Biden administration made the plea in a filing Tuesday, a day after Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place. Before Roberts issued that order, the restrictions were slated to expire…
Politics Dec 20 Suspense over future asylum rules builds at border after SCOTUS order Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday about the future of restrictions on asylum-seekers as the Supreme Court issued a temporary order to keep pandemic-era limits on migrants in place.