Anna Gallagher

Anna Gallagher

Anna Gallagher is executive director of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), where she leads nationwide efforts to provide expert legal training and advocacy support to migrants and refugees.

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Ramon Ventura carries a crucifix as people walk from a downtown Miami Catholic church to the Miami Immigration Court to hold a prayer for immigrants, on the feast day of Mother Cabrini, patron saint of immigrants, Nov. 13, 2025. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)

One child facing immigration court alone is too many

The church's preferential option for the poor and vulnerable implores each of us to pay particular attention to people with the least influence over the very institutions that shape their lives.

George, 5, a migrant boy from Venezuela traveling with his family, looks through the border wall as family members line up to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, Dec. 27, 2022. (OSV News/Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez)

Contemporary icons: Seeing the divine in migrants and refugees

Caring for migrants and refugees is not just a moral imperative, writes Anna Gallagher; it's a profound spiritual opportunity.

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