Fort Worth, Texas, Jun 20, 2018 / 14:07 pm
As thousands of children have been separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexican border in recent weeks, Catholic Charities Fort Worth has opened its doors to shelter the unaccompanied migrant children.
"…Catholic Charities Fort Worth has received and is assisting children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S./Mexico border," said Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth in a June 19 statement.
"The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth and Catholic Charities Fort Worth, as in the past, will live out the mission to help those in need," Olson continued, noting that "Catholic Charities staff stands ready to expand the program as needed."
The Trump administration's immigration policy has garnered international attention for its zero-tolerance stance at the border, which has enforced the separation of migrant children from their parents who have be detained by border officials as a way to deter illegal immigration.