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A message on Gab.com, a social media site popular with far-right extremists and apparently used by the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect, explains that the site is now effectively offline, banned by payment processors such as PayPal and internet infrastructure providers. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Ellen K. Boegel
“Trump’s words may arguably have had a tendency to encourage unlawful use of force, but they did not specifically advocate for listeners to take unlawful action.”
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
The monument to the Virgin Mary, which will be surrounded by a meditation garden, was inspired by the Statue of Liberty and commissioned by the San Diego Organizing Project.
Central American migrants reach the shore on the Mexican side of the Suchiate River after wading across from Guatemala on Oct. 20. Thousands of migrants from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are making their way north through Mexico. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Antonio De Loera-Brust
The real threat to the United States is not the unarmed migrants making a dangerous trek through Mexico, it is the fear and hate that sensationalized coverage of the caravan has fomented.
Honduran migrants trying to reach the United States struggle at a border checkpoint on Oct. 19 in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. (CNS photo/Edgard Garrido, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
“As Catholic agencies assisting poor and vulnerable migrants in the United States and around the world, we are deeply saddened by the violence, injustice, and deteriorating economic conditions forcing many people to flee their homes in Central America.”
Honduran migrants climb on a truck Oct. 23 in Chiquimula, Guatemala, as they travel with other Central Americans in a caravan heading to the United States. (CNS photo/Luis Echeverria, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
Catholic aid groups are among those preparing for migrants fleeing violence in Central America—and who may face a U.S. border slammed shut to asylum seekers.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
J.D. Long García
A new proposal from the Department of Homeland Security could make it much more difficult for legal immigrants to get green cards in the United States. But even before its implementation, the proposal has led immigrants to avoid receiving public benefits.