DHS Says Christian Blogger Samuel Sey, Arrested by ICE, Will Be Deported
Conservative influencers have rallied to support Sey, who is being held for ICE in an Ohio jail, blaming his arrest on a clerical mix-up.
Florida Churches Turn Backpack Drives Into a Gateway to Immigration Advocacy
Beyond supporting families in distress, the group hopes to activate Christians — especially White or English-speaking evangelicals — who have been sitting on the sidelines in aiding immigrants as mass deportations have ramped up.
Reflecting on ‘Pastor Spies’ in Minnesota
This issue of A Public Witness contemplates historical parallels between the Stasi secret police force in East Germany targeting activist Lutheran congregations and DHS agents spying inside ELCA churches today.
Immigrant Who Helped Set Off Delaney Hall Hunger Strike Released From ICE Custody
'I don’t have words,' Martín Alonso Soto Hernandez said in Spanish while holding his wife and two children. 'Thank you so much for everything. I always, always stayed in prayer.'
For the First Time, a Catholic Archbishop Sues Trump Over Access to Immigrant Detainees
The lawsuit, from Archbishop Mitchell Thomas Rozanski along with the Archdiocese of St. Louis, accused the Department of Homeland Security and ICE of instituting policies that violate 'core constitutional values.'
As ICE Readies Louisiana Facility for Children and Families, Faith Leaders Hold Vigil
Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an airport that has become known as the country’s busiest hub for deportation flights.
RNS Tracked the Religious Lawsuits Against Trump’s Immigration Policies. Here’s What We Found.
Eighty religious plaintiffs from 11 major faith traditions have joined lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s immigration policies, according to a tracker developed by RNS with the Law, Rights, and Religion Project.
Seven Vermont Clergy Arrested While Protesting ICE Targeting Center
'I think it is imperative on me, as a faith leader, to proclaim that human beings are not targets and that God is a God of justice and of love,’ said the Rev. Rebecca Girrell, a United Methodist pastor who was among those arrested.
‘A Weaponized Bureaucracy That Chills First Amendment Activity’
As the Trump administration claims ‘anti-Christian bias’ under Biden, activists and mainline Protestant denominations are pushing back against ‘church invasions by ICE.’
Two Pastors Detained, a Student Dead: Haitians in Ohio Turn to Faith Amid Fear of ICE
‘All I want is to see my husband back,’ said Denise Gedeon, whose pastor-husband, Joubert Adrien, was detained by ICE — one of two pastors arrested during a weekend that also brought a death, prayers, and vigils for a Haitian community under siege.