USCCB's Secretariat of Migration

An office of the @usccb. We serve & advocate for refugees, migrants, immigrants, unaccompanied children, asylees, and victims of human trafficking.

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

If you're in the DC area, please join @WashArchdiocese for the Eucharistic Procession for Immigrants on June 7 at 12pm ET: https://t.co/KpZZr6dFwB

[Forum @forum_together]

ICE's detained population went from roughly 40,000 in January 2025 to over 70,000 by February 2026.

Our new resource looks at what that means for medical care in detention.
https://t.co/vNufgJu65S

[Catholic News Agency @cnalive]

Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Pope Leo's first encyclical calls for keeping the dignity of the human person, created in God’s image, at the center of any discernment about emerging technologies.

https://t.co/NEaA3gGU8y

[CLINIC @cliniclegal]

The service seeks "to acknowledge and honor the many diverse communities that have journeyed to the United States in search of hope, safety, and opportunity."

https://t.co/asDcRJ4o46

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

For #WelcomeWednesday, Bishop Menjivar-Ayala shares, "At the end we know that the great test is going to be 'I was a stranger, and did you welcome me?'... The whole gospel is permeated by stories of people on a journey." @WashArchdiocese @DWC1850

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

"For decades, the US, was known for offering this opportunity, not favoring one particular group, but granting relief in accordance with our laws, our shared values, and the national interest." -Bishop Cahill, chairman of the Committee on Migratiion

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

"Offering refuge to the world’s vulnerable and persecuted is a founding principle of our country and it is uniquely what makes this country great." https://t.co/6dg8d0vB5r

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

For #WelcomeWednesday, Bishop Menjivar-Ayala shares, "[Immigrants] are afraid, they have many questions, they have nostalgia for the family they left behind, so walking with people, listening to them and helping them cope... [is] doing ministry for immigrants." @WashArchdiocese

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

For #WelcomeWednesday, Bishop Menjivar-Ayala describes his calling to become a priest: "There was a moment when I said 'I have to do something about my vocation'... The process was long but I had great support from @WashArchdiocese ."

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

For #WelcomeWednesday, Bishop Menjivar-Ayala shares his experience applying for political asylum in the US: "I was scared because...you are reporting yourself... Obviously that creates a little bit of fear, of anxiety." @WashArchdiocese @DWC1850

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

For #WelcomeWednesday, Bishop Menjivar-Ayala describes why he left El Salvador and applied for asylum in the US: "I was a catechist in El Salvador, which was an added reason to fear staying there...many catechists got killed" due to religious persecution. @WashArchdiocese

[Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank]

Me @NRO: We Should Not Kick Catholic Priests out of the U.S. https://t.co/sPpHaGXXmG

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

For #WelcomeWednesday, Bishop Menjivar-Ayala shares his journey from El Salvador to the US in 1990: "It took me seven years to go back to El Salvador... The most challenging thing of being undocumented [was] not being able to travel and to see my parents." @WashArchdiocese

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

"What does the Global North do to support the Global South?... We need to work to promote greater justice and equality and development so that there not be the need to emigrate." https://t.co/UdiuMGzH5Y

[USCCB's Secretariat of Migration @MRSserves]

For #WelcomeWednesday, Bishop Menjivar-Ayala describes the conditions in El Salvador that led him to flee in 1990: "So many people were being killed [in the Civil War]... There were no real opportunities for me in El Salvador." @WashArchdiocese

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon https://t.co/bKteFZ3iWE

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Pope Leo XIV delivered a forceful appeal for peace and condemned what he described as “a handful of tyrants” who are ravaging the world, in a speech during his tour of Africa.

The speech came days after President Trump sharply criticized the first U.S.-born pontiff online. https://t.co/u4P2URqR0M

[FL Catholic Bishops @FlaCathBps]

"For more than 60 years, @CatholicMiami's services for unaccompanied minors have been recognized for their excellence and have served as a model for other agencies throughout the country. Our track record in serving this vulnerable population is unmatched. Yet, the Archdiocese of Miami’s Catholic Charities’ services for unaccompanied minors has been stripped of funding and will be forced to shut down within three months." Read more of Archbishop @ThomasWenski's Op-Ed in @MiamiHerald. https://t.co/PfHZnhH4L9

[OSV News @OSVNews]

After sharing a prayerful reflection of the Stations of the Cross -- how oppression faced by immigrants mirrors Christ's suffering -- some 50 people walked the three-quarter mile trek to Deportation Depot, an immigration detention site.
https://t.co/2iKSTfQx9r

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

"The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants," Pope Leo XIV said during remarks at a cathedral in the Cameroon city of Bamenda, the AP reported.⁠