Rubén Villalpando and Emir Olivares
Correspondent and envoy
La Jornada Newspaper
Thursday, January 23, 2025, p. 4
Ciudad Juárez, Chih., The diocese of El Paso, Texas, rejected the anti-immigrant measures decreed by the Donald Trump administration, because “they incur violations of human rights and due process for those who require international protection.
We have seen the rapid and indiscriminate closure of the border to asylum seekers and the return of the ill-conceived Remain in Mexico policy, which violates due process and restricts the few legal options available to the most vulnerable who knock on our door. seeking compassion and help
the institution emphasized in a document.
The Bishop of El Paso, Mark J. Seitz, reported that as part of the measures due to the immigration emergency, the diocese launched a program to provide legal advice to migrants stranded in neighboring Ciudad Juárez.
Support is based on guidance on their rights, through the Refugee Assistance Fund and in collaboration with the Esperanza Border Institute.
The prelate expressed his concern about the authorization to carry out raids in hospitals, churches and schools.
At the border we are seeing many drastic actions by the federal government related to migration, which deeply affect our community and raise urgent moral and material concerns.
he emphasized.
He highlighted the atmosphere of fear that prevails in the community, causing anxiety among families who go to churches, medical services or schools to pick up their children.
Push for real reform
The diocese appealed to migrants, regardless of their faith or place of origin, offering them support. Likewise, he expressed his hope that this situation is the beginning of real reform in immigration matters.
The diocese reported that they are prepared to provide additional humanitarian aid to those in need
.
Meanwhile, in Ciudad Juárez, yesterday the installation of the care center for compatriots who may be deported continued, in the space known as El Punto, in the El Chamizal area.
Until last night, the structure of what will be the tents where the bedrooms will be located and the two kitchens that this shelter will have, which is expected to be standing in at least three days, had been erected.
