Bishops warn inflexible vetting rules could bar eligible family members from taking in migrant kids

The U.S. bishops raised concerns about proposed federal sponsor-vetting rules, warning that they could further delay the release of unaccompanied migrant children and deepen the harms of prolonged custody.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) refugee office proposed a rule on June 26 to update how it runs the program for unaccompanied children, including adding tougher background checks for adults who want to take in those children.In a letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., William Quinn,…