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Aleja Hertzler-McCain

Aleja Hertzler-McCain covers Latino faith and Catholicism for Religion News Service.

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Faith groups claim legal victories on refugees, ICE raids at houses of worship

Religious groups challenging President Donald Trump won a pair of legal victories this week, blocking the administration’s efforts to dismantle the refugee program and reinstating sensitive-locatio...
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Refugee advocates rally outside White House amid furloughs, frozen funds

Over the sounds of construction machinery dismantling inauguration-related viewing stands and other structures in front of the White House, faith-based advocates for refugees worked to make their v...
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In congregations, fear, misinformation, and preparation after ICE policy change

By now, some 1 million TikTok users have viewed a video posted on the social media platform last week warning people away from the Manna Food Center distribution at Glenmont United Methodist Church...
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Faith groups resolve to protect migrants, refugees after Trump win

“We will not be intimidated into silence or inaction.”
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US Catholics express hope, tempered expectations as synod begins

Last year in September, it seemed to many US Catholics that the church might be on the precipice of profound transformation....
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What you might miss in news coverage about Latino voters and faith

There are more Latino voters in the US than ever....
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Five faith facts about Trump's VP pick, JD Vance

On the first day of the Republican National Convention, former President Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance will be his running mate as he seeks reelection....
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Judge rules against Texas Attorney General Paxton in campaign against migrant shelters

An El Paso, Texas, district court judge ruled July 2 that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had violated the US Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable government searc...
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'Tense calm' at the border as migrant shelters brace for impact of Biden's asylum order

Leaders of Catholic organizations helping migrants at the US-Mexico border are denouncing President Joe Biden’s new asylum restrictions as shelter directors brace for its impact on conditions....
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Latino Episcopalians in the spotlight with Gutiérrez presiding bishop nomination

Six years ago, during the keynote address at the 2018 Nuevo Amanecer conference in Hendersonvi...

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New Catholic Spanish language record label seeks to catch up to Christian music industry

Taking a look at the Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) category at the Latin Grammys, and you might think the vast majority of Latino Christians in Latin America and the United States are eva...
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Texas attorney general moves to shut down Catholic migrant shelters

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued a volun...

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