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… were now covered by the plan. Other news we're following right now: … Fifteen killed in Nicaragua protests … Pro-government groups have opened fire on marchers in Nicaragua, witnesses say, killing at least 15 as more than a month of violence in the country …
Nicaraguan bishops end role as mediators in national dialogue
… David Agren … Catholic News Service … Nicaragua's bishops have suspended their participation as mediators and witnesses in a national … body, and morale of those who are participating in the dialogue." Unrest broke out in Nicaragua after the Ortega government tried to reform the country's social security system and …
Nicaraguan bishops denounce death threats against one of their own
… and white of our flag, have taken to the streets to demand their rights." Protests erupted in Nicaragua after the government of President Daniel Ortega announced an increase in fees for the … being displaced by the construction of an inter-oceanic canal. The bishops' conference in Nicaragua has convened a national dialogue, which includes students, campesinos, business leaders … not bend nor will they silence me. My loyalty to Jesus Christ and my love for the people of Nicaragua is stronger than ever," he tweeted. Brian Strassburger, an American Jesuit scholastic …
Church mediates Nicaraguan talks; bishop urges Ortega to change tactics
… barracks. The Nicaraguan bishops' conference convened the dialogue to resolve the conflict in Nicaragua. The opening session allowed Ortega's opponents to unleash criticism. Shouts of … May 16 by CID Gallup showed 69 percent of Nicaraguans want Ortega and Murillo to resign. Nicaragua's bishops have tried to play a peacemaking role; some in the church have acted on the …
Most immigrants with temporary protected status face its expiration
… renewed under Trump, while 310,540 status holders from El Salvador , Sudan, Haiti, Honduras , Nicaragua and Nepal have had that status canceled and 1,250 from Somalia and Yemen are still … have been here at least 17 years. (More than 250,000 status recipients come from Honduras, Nicaragua or El Salvador.) Sudan and Somalia have been protected even longer, nearly 22 and 27 …
End of Hondurans' protected status endangers 57,000 immigrants, advocates say
… administration to end the status. The Trump administration has also terminated the status for Nicaragua , Sudan, El Salvador , Haiti and Nepal , affecting about 310,540 people, while only …
As a Catholic Charities volunteer, I head into immigration law thicket
… protected status under a Trump executive action. These include people from El Salvador , Nicaragua and Haiti . Protected status visa holders have been here legally for many years. Often, …
Trump administration will terminate temporary status of Nepali immigrants
… when grace periods end after the termination of protected status for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan and now Nepal. A similar program, Deferred Enforced Departure, was also ended …
Campus Notebook: Loras second in finance competition; Regis gets $10 million
… States have expressed their solidarity with the Jesuit-run Central American University in Nicaragua this week. Violence has erupted in Nicaragua after student protests against changes to the country's social security system were put … released by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities . The Catholic Church in Nicaragua is attempting to mediate between the clashing factions, according to an April 26 report …
Nicaraguan bishops accept mediation role
… David Agren … Catholic News Service … The bishops' conference of Nicaragua has accepted an invitation to mediate talks aimed at calming the Central American … and that a climate of serenity and absolute respect for human life ... prevails." Protests in Nicaragua have claimed 25 lives and left more than 400 injured — the product of a heavy-handed … was the scene of a protest repressed by police April 18. The university, Jesuits in Nicaragua and Latin America and the Association of Jesuit Universities and Colleges all called on …
Trump administration orders end to Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians
… has scheduled the end of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Sudan, Nicaragua , Haiti and El Salvador , removing protection from nearly 250,000 people, while …
Standing with the least among us
… followed the announcement in November to end protected status for individuals from Haiti and Nicaragua, while a decision on the protected status for people from Honduras is expected in July. …
Advocates, faith leaders urge action to keep nearly 200,000 Salvadorans in US
… benefit from the program, although over the next two years the status is set to end for Nicaragua, Haiti, Sudan and El Salvador, who together make up nearly 250,000 of the approximately …
Editorial: US policy perpetuates violence in Honduras
… region. Honduras was the de facto U.S. military base for Contras fighting the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. Inside Honduras, U.S.-trained military units — most especially the notorious Battalion …
Advocates decry end to protection for Haitian immigrants
… that would allow Temporary Protected Status holders from Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua a path to legal status. Meanwhile, Maryland's senators, Ben Cardin and Chris Van …
Nicaraguans lose Temporary Protected Status, Hondurans' situation still undetermined
… a criminal background check. On the deadline for deciding whether to terminate the status for Nicaragua and Honduras or extend it for 6, 12 or 18 months, Duke announced that Nicaragua will lose its Temporary Protected Status designation Jan. 5, 2019, and that she had not … that would allow Temporary Protected Status holders from Haiti, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua to stay in the U.S. on a permanent basis. Temporary Protected Status holders "are …
El Salvador's UN ambassador to address migration at Boston gathering
… in 1979 after a military-controlled government assumed power, spending most of his time in Nicaragua and Mexico, before returning to El Salvador in 1987 as an opposition leader. Prior to …
Foods laden with sugar, salt and fat spread worldwide
… "Happy Meal." Doña Yolanda now owns 105 restaurants in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. She has also built three Ronald McDonald Houses for the parents of hospitalized …
Parish roundup: The fruits of missions; Cupich visits McAllen
… of Peace Parish in Flowery Beach, Georgia, are doctors today, inspired by volunteering in Nicaragua through a nonprofit born in the parish, Amigos for Christ . • A 1968 mission trip — …
Links for 08/22/17
… when he was killed in a plane crash, bringing aid to the survivors of the earthquake in Nicaragua. The problem with naming him a saint? He wasn't a Catholic! In The New York Times , …