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…
Letter to the Editor: Regarding immigration enforcement in Waco, Texas
Dear Editor: We, the Heart of Texas Network for Immigrant Rights (HOTNIR) Faith Support Team, are — as people of faith — compelled to condemn the violence against immigrant and mixed-status families we are witnessing in our community. We recognize…
Court overrules Trump ban on visas based on nationality
The Trump administration broke U.S. law with a policy denying visas to people based on nationality, a federal court has ruled. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in New York held Aug. 21 that the 75-nation ban exceeded U.S. Secretary of…
ICE rapidly expanding its partnerships with state law enforcement
One quarter of Americans now live in states where the highway patrol, state police and departments of public safety are working hand-in-hand with federal immigration authorities, according to a report by FWD.us. And the numbers are bound to increase after…
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…
States pushing back against Trump’s deportation tactics
A growing number of states have adopted legislation to protect immigrant communities and American citizens from President Donald Trump’s violent deportation campaign, according to an analysis by American Immigration Council. And while some measures are tied up in federal courts,…
Once again, members of Congress describe Dilley Dentention Center as hell hole
Members of Congress who toured the Dilley Immigration Processing Center July 28 were left stunned and outraged by the physical and psychological torture they say migrant families endure there every day. The San Antonio-area facility houses families with a special…
Coalition campaign seeks to ‘Melt ICE’
A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups and federal legislators has launched “End the ICE Age,” a campaign urging Congress to defund and eliminate U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Loved ones are still dying in ICE detention right now, living in…
Supreme Court ruling annuls the idea of ‘Christian America’
Contrast this: “America’s doors are closed fully to asylum seekers.” — White House aide Stephen Miller, describing the current U.S. policy toward certain immigrants “I was a stranger and you took me in.” — Jesus of Nazareth, describing the terms…
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is no more
The state of Florida has closed its “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention center roughly a year after it opened with more than $1 billion in taxpayer funds. The Everglades facility erected on a former airstrip became notorious for its harsh mistreatment…
The promise she kept; the promise we must keep
For years, I assumed she had gone to school. There was nothing about her that suggested otherwise. She was thoughtful, articulate and curious. English was her native language, and our conversations always were engaging. She asked perceptive questions, listened carefully…
Demands mount as Trump’s ICE agents kill two more people
The second fatal shooting in less than a week involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has renewed calls for investigations, protests and demands that immigration officers stop terrorizing American communities. The latest deadly ICE action occurred around 7:30 a.m. July…