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‘Fixes in the works’ to address religious visa backlog in US
December 18, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: A backlog in permanent residency requests from foreign priests and religious will “force large numbers of priests and religious in the United States to leave the country for a year at a time,” The Pillar reports.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has been lobbying congressmen and senators in an attempt to address the issue, and a legislative fix is reportedly “in the works.”
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