There are indications that some Native American populations are facing a disproportionate brunt of the COVID-19 epidemic with higher infection and mortality rates than the overall U.S. population. The Navajo have had more people infected with the coronavirus per capita than any state in the country. Long before COVID-19 hit, American Indian tribal lands already made daily life[continue reading]
Sisters in Action
One Year After
We recently reached the one year anniversary of the “Remain in Mexico” ruling. It was the one year anniversary of the U.S. sending families into Mexican cities that the U.S. State Department says are too dangerous to enter. Today, I was at a shelter in Nuevo Laredo. There were many people getting their asylum applications ready[continue reading]
Trapped in No-Man’s Land
For Central American asylum seekers traveling to the U.S., danger grows greater with each passing mile. Now, their walk of thousands of miles ends with an arrival in a no-man’s land. This area is run by no one…except, perhaps, the cartel. This place is Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. A border town that offers no future and[continue reading]
LifeWay Network Makes an Impact
LifeWay Network is an organization committed to a “world in which human trafficking is abolished and every survivor is strong, connected, and free.” Founded by Sister Joan Dawber, SC, LifeWay offers safe housing for woman survivors of human trafficking as well as education and mentorship programs. As a part of the Daughters of Charity podcast, In[continue reading]
Migrants in Rural New York
Not all immigrants entering the United States are settling along the southern border. Rather, they live throughout the country. In this blog, I want to focus on one particular group of struggling migrants: those who came the Northern Triangle of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador, but are settling in the farmlands of New York. These[continue reading]