Amid ICE Killings, More Than 100 Clergy From Across the US Stage Protest at Delaney Hall
'I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,' said Charlene Walker, head of Faith in New Jersey.
Pepper-Sprayed Yet Undeterred: Faith Leaders Keep Ministering at Delaney Hall
The situation escalated last month, when roughly 300 detainees launched a hunger and labor strike. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin has dismissed the situation as a dispute over ‘ethnic food.’
After a Minnesota Church Protest, States Are Toughening Penalties for Disrupting Services
Bills have been signed into law in Republican-dominated Idaho, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. In Kansas, a bill is becoming law without the signature of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
‘Which Side Are You Going to Be on?’ Kansas Faith Leaders Urge Churches to Protect Immigrants
After President Trump took office, a Presbyterian church retreated underground — abandoning their sanctuary for the basement in response to the administration’s decision to allow ICE officers to enter places of worship.
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Evangelical Groups Warn Trump’s Deportations Could Leave 1.3M ‘Torn Apart’ From Families
‘What might have been an abstract policy decision that's taking place in Washington now is actually impacting communities,’ said Walter Kim, head of the National Association of Evangelicals.
Black Church Leaders Revive Civil Rights Playbook to Mobilize Voters for Midterms
While some view the work of faith-based organizers and groups as part of a surge in activism by a new 'religious left,' others say the Black church and leaders rooted in its traditions don’t fit neatly within one pole or the other.
After Court Battles, Clergy Visit ICE Detainees in Illinois and Minnesota
In the last week, faith leaders were offered some of their first glimpses into ICE facilities, making use of a degree of access denied to most people — even members of Congress.
His Arrest Went Viral. Now Rev. Michael Woolf Is Preaching What He Calls ‘Sanctuary Values.’
The photo of his arrest during a protest against ICE has given the Chicago-area pastor a platform to share a theology that centers immigrants and that harkens back to the Sanctuary Movement of the 1980's.
Survey: Support for Trump’s Immigration Agenda Craters With All Faith Groups, Especially Mainline Protestants
The new PRRI survey finds support for Trump’s immigration agenda weakened even among his steadfast supporters: White evangelicals and White Catholics.