The Trump administration must prove to a federal judge that its surveillance of a Baptist church and other congregations did not violate an injunction barring the government’s clandestine efforts. U.S. District Judge Dennis Saylor in Massachusetts scheduled a Sept. 4…
Baptist minister among six jailed for protesting ICE in Missouri
An 81-year-old Baptist minister, author and former Southern Baptist state organization official was one of six people recently arrested for protesting immigration enforcement at the Greene County Sheriff’s Office in Springfield, Mo. Robert Lee Perry and his fellow protesters were…
Study documents ICE hiring violent criminals as agents
At least 152 federal immigration agents have been charged with or convicted of violent crimes including rape, kidnapping, child molestation and murder at some time in their lives, according to a new report by the Ohio Immigration Alliance. The organization…
Clergy rally for Haitians in Maryland county amid fears of ICE surge
A week after a local pastor claimed the large Haitian community in his town was being targeted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Rev. William Barber, a prominent civil rights activist, joined local faith leaders and dozens of…
A clergy call to preserve our democracy
The last time I was in Minneapolis, the city was under siege. In January, I came to Minneapolis on behalf of Baptist News Global. I arrived two weeks after Renée Nicole Good — a U.S. citizen and mother of three…
DHS claims it did not violate court order by spying on Baptist church
The Trump administration claims its spy mission in a Baptist church did not violate an injunction barring immigration actions on or around the property because its operative infiltrated a gathering other than a worship service, according to an Aug. 23…
Undercover ICE agent spies on Baptist church
Leaders and members of a Minnesota Baptist church were stunned and angered to learn recently that an undercover immigration agent entered their facilities to spy on the congregation in May. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer reportedly entered University Baptist…
Fourth Circuit upholds order protecting houses of worship from ICE
A Trump administration policy that gives immigration officers free rein to carry out enforcement actions at or near the houses of worship was blocked again today by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today. The Aug. 18…
Would Jesus zap children with shock gloves?
We now have reached the stage in MAGA’s descent into depravity where they respond to criticism of ICE vigilantes shooting people by opting for the more humane practice of electric shock. On Aug. 11, the Associated Press reported that Immigration and Customs…
Empty pews and fear of ICE on Maryland’s Eastern Shore after TPS ends for Haitians
These are harrowing days for the Word of Life Center, a church that has long been a vibrant hub of the Haitian community on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
ICE snatches two legal pastors on way to Billy Graham retreat
A married couple — both pastors in the U.S. on religious worker visas — were arrested by federal immigration agents at a Texas airport on their way to a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association retreat in North Carolina. The Department of…
Chinese Christian human rights lawyer wrongly arrested by ICE
Christian Chinese human rights lawyer Wu Shaoping, who represented persecuted religious believers and other victims of government repression before fleeing China, was released on bond July 24 after spending nine days in ICE custody despite having been granted asylum in…