The ‘Lesser Magistrates’ Threat to Democracy
This issue of A Public Witness heads to the border to consider an ongoing legal controversy and an obscure theological theory some hope will migrate into our political system.
Faith Groups Say More Foster Families Are Needed To Care for the Children Coming to the US Alone
Acclimating to a new country in a caring family setting is especially important given the deep and increasing level of trauma these children carry.
No Room at the Political Inn
This issue of A Public Witness looks back at the attacks on Syrian refugees in 2015 and the abysmal U.S. record on assisting refugees since then to help us consider what to make of efforts to ban refugees from Gaza today.
Refugees Came to Noel for Opportunity. Tyson’s Plant Closure Leaves Their Futures Uncertain
For three decades, migrants have been drawn to Noel, Missouri, to work at the chicken processing site. Its abrupt closure may mean the days of tight-knit immigrant and refugee church communities there are over.
Chicago Community and Evanston Church Step Up to Assist Resettled Venezuelan Families
While Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lampooned sanctuary cities by sending buses full of desperate people seeking safety for themselves and their families, he did not anticipate that they would be received with open hearts, houses, and churches.
A Green Card Processing Change Means US Could Lose Thousands of Faith Leaders From Abroad
For faith leaders, the line historically has been short enough to get a green card before their temporary work visas expired. But that changed in March.
Reading Genesis Literally … in Texas
Lawmakers are arguing that if the federal government can restrict structures in the Rio Grande, then they could use the same Act everywhere because of Noah’s flood. Putting aside the legal silliness of the appeal to Genesis, this issue of A Public Witness joins the
In Targeting Catholic Charities, Republicans Amplify Right-Wing Catholic Fringe
GOP representatives, who seem to be taking their cues from deeply conservative Catholic groups that vow to "#defund the bishops," plan to cut funding to a DHS program that supports Catholic relief centers at the United States' Southern border.
New Asylum Policies After Title 42 ‘Don’t Address Root Cause,’ Say Faith-Based Groups
New policies that took effect last week are exacerbating the strain on many shelters on the southern side of the United States-Mexico border.
Faith-Based Refugee Resettlement Agencies Denounce New Asylum Rule
The new rule, which goes into effect May 16, rejects asylum claims for most people who cross the border but do not first seek asylum in Mexico.