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Catholic leaders outraged over fatal detention centre fire
Catholic leaders have expressed sorrow and outrage after a fire in a Mexican immigration detention centre claimed the lives of at least 40 migrants, who appeared to be abandoned by guards as flames engulfed their locked cells. Source: OSV News.
‘It’s a miracle’: Family saved days before deportation
Sydney parishioners the Donagemma family received the miracle they prayed for to help them stay in Australia days before they were due to be deported. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
UK bishops emphasise dignity in new document on migrants
The bishops of England and Wales have published a document on the Catholic response to refugees and migrants, days after the bishops conference’s lead on the subject criticised the British Government’s Illegal Migration Bill. Source: The Tablet.
Visa hope for Down syndrome kids as Minister overturns family’s rejection
Families of children with Down syndrome seeking visas to stay in Australia are feeling hopeful after a Perth family was granted permanent residency following a ministerial intervention – but discrimination remains. Source: SBS News.
Perth family of boy with Down syndrome urges minister to stop deportation
A Perth family facing deportation because their child has Down syndrome is pleading with Immigration Minister Andrew Giles to intervene in the case. Source: SBS News.
Migration rules could split Catholic family
After 17 years in Australia, the Donagemma family is praying that they won’t be forced apart by immigration rules when their youngest daughter desperately needs them to stay together. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Pope prays for migrants lost at sea in latest Mediterranean tragedy
Pope Francis and leaders of the Church in Italy have expressed their pain and sent prayers for the eternal rest of at least 59 migrants who died in a shipwreck yesterday off the southern coast of Italy. Source: ACI Prensa.
Release of detained immigrants a ‘sudden, fantastic relief’
About 100 people held in immigration detention centres across Australia were released in the few days before Christmas. Source: SBS News.
Exploitation of migrant workers happening across Australia
Migrants and refugees working in New South Wales’ Hunter region face complex challenges, including wage theft, according to new research by the University of Newcastle in collaboration with Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH).