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Catholic immigrant advocates call for humane approach as report finds child ICE detentions up 600%

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Catholic leaders reiterated the bishops' call for "humane, community-based alternatives" to family detention. The post Catholic immigrant advocates call for humane approach as report finds child ICE detentions up 600% first appeared on OSV News.

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