This episode takes a look at the immigration enforcement story that has filled a lot of headlines in the United States in 2025. Here are references and additional resources.

1. U.S. Bishops Special Message on Immigration Full text of the Bishops’ Special Message
2. “Protecting The American People Against Invasion” White House document that lists Executive Orders and other actions launching the immigration enforcement actions of the Trump Administration
3. A New Era of Immigration Enforcement Describes drop in migrant encounters at the border, increase in migrant detention activities in the interior.
4. DHS Removes More than Half a Million Illegal Aliens From US Release Date: October 27, 2025 Press release from US Department of Homeland Security
5. “No Kings” Protests October 18, 2025 News coverage of the event
6. 5% of People Detained By ICE Have Violent Convictions, 73% No Convictions Analysis of recent ICE data
7. Pope Francis to U.S. bishops: Dignity of migrants comes first “Rightly formed conscience” reference
8. Big Budget Act Creates Deportation Industrial Complex Budget analysis
9. You Are Not Alone Ways for Catholics to support immigrants
10. Immigration Reform and The Church Thoughtful and thorough review of the involvement of the Catholic Church in immigration reform efforts over the past several decades

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