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Migration, Refugee Resettlement, and Mass Deportation
February 06, 2025
A pledge of “massive deportations” was at the center of President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, and steps are already being taken to carry this out in the early days of his administration. The executive orders and other actions taken by the administration pose serious threats to immigrant families and to refugees, present a pastoral challenge for Catholic and other faith communities, and infringe on the constitutional rights of religious organizations to carry out their ministries serving their neighbors in need.
What are the moral dimensions, human consequences, and policy aspects of these commitments and actions? How should the principles of Catholic social teaching shape a response for people of faith and national and local leaders?
In a timely public dialogue, offered by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, five experts and leaders will discuss the administration’s plans along with questions of human dignity, family separation, border integrity, the right to seek asylum, religious liberty, and related issues.
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Feb 12, 2025 5 pm CT. If you cannot join in person, the dialogue will be livestreamed and posted online for later viewing.
You can find recordings of all Georgetown’s impressive dialogues in their YouTube playlist
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