Over the past five years at the U.S.-Mexico border, Father Brian Strassburger has gone from ministering to throngs of asylum-seekers in overcrowded shelters to celebrating Mass with detained and deported migrants.
But while border crossings have drastically shrunk under President Donald Trump’s administration, the Jesuit priest said his mission remains centered on embodying the Christian message “...
Strassburger's shift in focus from overcrowded shelters to detained and deported migrants reflects the changing landscape of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border under Trump's administration. This transition, however, does not diminish his mission to embody the Christian message of God's accompaniment during times of suffering. The ongoing immigration crackdown has resulted in Strassburger celebrating regular Masses at detention centers and providing pastoral care to those who have been deported,...