On June 20, 2022, in Cerocahui, Tarahumara, Mexico, Jesuit Fathers Javier Campos and Joaquín Mora were murdered while trying to defend a man who was seeking refuge in the church and who was being pursued by an armed person.
Last month, a 35-year-old mother of two in Arizona became one of the first unauthorized migrants deported to Mexico under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Her case threw fuel on the debate over administration policy, but for some who minister along the border, the argument was not just political. “It was personal,” said Father Sean Carroll, SJ.