The painful dysfunction has led to significant detrimental impacts on the American experience, Misko said.
He provided an example of families now living in fear of separation and, in some cases, due process being disregarded.
Hundreds join in procession across the border
The Mass in Nogales, Arizona, was followed by a procession of more than 200 people.
The bishops led the procession of priests, immigration advocates, and parishioners.
As the bishops and volunteers walked the winding, inclining and declining sidewalks of Nogales, Arizona, they used a microphone and rolling speakers to recite the “Our Father” and other Rosary prayers. The bishops prayed for peace for the migrants directly affected by immigration policies.
When the procession arrived at the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry, they held a moment of silence as they walked through the port into Nogales, Sonora.
The procession eventually gathered near the entry point of a tall, winding, pedestrian bridge in Nogales, Sonora. They gathered in a tight semi-circle shape and continued to recite prayers for the migrants stuck in Sonora.
After weaving through the bustling streets filled with fast-moving cars, the procession concluded its nearly 1-mile journey at Parroquia De La Purísima Concepción, a stone-brick Catholic church near the port of entry.
How hard was it for people to get asylum?
The Kino Border Initiative was providing humanitarian aid, such as shelter, meals and clothing, to “many, many people at the border requesting asylum” around 2022 and 2023 during the Biden administration, said Juan Cuellar, the Kino initiative’s director of education and advocacy. He estimated they helped hundreds of asylum-seekers.