A pair of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings have cleared the way for the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the nation legally. The justices agreed May 30 to pause a lower court order preventing Department of Homeland…
At the border, an Episcopal priest finds stories to tell
When Cristina Rathbone decided to head to the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019, she believed God was calling her there. What happened there is told in her new book, The Asylum Seekers. Working with marginalized people was nothing new to her….
You can’t love Jesus and hate immigrants
In the years leading up to World War II and the Holocaust, large numbers of German Christians condemned people who differed from them politically, theologically, nationally or ethnically. In the midst of that dangerous context, one offbeat newspaper dared to…
Chicago association declares itself a ‘sanctuary region’
As the Trump administration seeks to prosecute “sanctuary cities” that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration police, a Baptist association has declared itself a “sanctuary region.” The action was taken May 3 by the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago…
House Judiciary Committee wants to impose fees on immigrant children
A congressional committee is contemplating steps to end legal assistance and trafficking protections for unaccompanied immigrant children and enacting oppressive regulations such as charging families $8,500 for the release of a youth from U.S. custody, child advocates warned during an…
Passover demands we reject cruelty toward strangers in our land
As Jews gather for the start of Passover and share the story of our exodus, we do more than retell our journey from persecution to freedom. The traditional text of the Haggadah read during the seder demands we see ourselves…
Matt Walsh says America wasn’t built by immigrants
Matt Walsh’s views on immigration could be refuted by a fourth grade social studies student. Walsh, an influential conservative blogger, author and political commentator, hosts the podcast “The Matt Walsh Show,” which has 3.2 million subscribers. He is the author…
CBFNC focuses on diversity, inclusion and ‘serving together’ amid trying times
Last week’s annual gathering of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, hosted by Pritchard Baptist Church in Charlotte, centered the theme “Serving Together,” bringing forth unity in diversity among North Carolina congregations in the current political, social and economic…
Trump codifies ‘brazen attack on immigrant children’ as groups sue to stop him
More than a dozen nonprofit legal organizations have sued the federal government to reinstate a legal services program that provides attorneys and other assistance for thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children. The White House cut $200 million from the Unaccompanied Children…
Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act challenged by civil liberties groups
President Donald Trump’s attempt to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport certain Venezuelan immigrants was met by an immediate legal challenge, a court order barring the action and a reported violation of the ruling by the administration. The centuries-old…
Trump brings back family separation policy, and protests ensue
Donald Trump’s return to detaining immigrant children and families is reviving a brutal process from his first administration and must be heavily protested, human rights advocate Amy Fischer said during a March 12 press briefing. “It causes irreparable harm for…
Trump administration wants all illegal immigrants to register
In further efforts to rid the nation of undocumented immigrants, the Trump administration has unveiled a national registry for anyone in the country illegally to submit their personal information or face fines and prison time. Launch of the registry was…