Nationals from 10 African countries face the steepest barriers to entering the U.S. for business, study, tourism or residency, according to a new study by a Florida law firm specializing in immigration. Senegal, Burundi and Nigeria are at the top…
‘Which side are you going to be on?’ Kansas faith leaders urge churches to protect immigrants
After President Donald Trump took office, a small church in Kansas City, Kansas retreated underground — abandoning their sanctuary for the basement.
Lawsuit alleges Trump created intentional trap for immigrants
The Trump administration is now preventing detained immigrants from submitting photos, fingerprints and other biometric measures because without that information immigration cases are automatically denied. In response, a group of noncitizen detainees has filed a federal class-action lawsuit in the…
Jesus Was a Migrant illuminates America’s theological crisis
Last fall, FaithWorks (formerly Fellowship Southwest) led a pilgrimage to the Texas-Mexico border. The pilgrims included the organization’s Racial Justice Advocates pilot cohort and a documentary film crew. Noted writer and historian Jemar Tisby also joined the group. The result,…
Jewish leaders demand ICE out of New York City
At least a dozen clergy were arrested in New York City April 30 while protesting against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ten rabbis and two Christian ministers were taken away in handcuffs for blocking traffic in front of 26 Federal…
At Baylor, Homan boasts of saving lives through deportations
If you like what the Trump administration has done with mass deportations so far, you’re going to love what comes next, Border Czar Tom Homan told a Baylor University audience April 22. Homan spoke on the Baylor campus as part…
Another court ruling says Alligator Alcatraz can stay open
A federal appeals court lifted an injunction that ordered Florida to dismantle its “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta ruled against environmentalism groups and the Miccosukee…
Evangelical groups divided over DIGNITY Act for immigrants
The DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act could put long-term, law-abiding, hard-working, tax-paying immigrants and families on a pathway to U.S. citizenship. But it has divided evangelicals, illustrating divisions over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies six months before midterm elections. Trump-supporting faith groups…
Immoral vice president tells pope to stick to ‘matters of morality’
Some stories are so stupidly simple they virtually write themselves. This is one such article. But bear with me a moment, please, for just a splash of embellishment. Here’s the stupidly simple part: U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who speaks…
Journalists trace influence of ‘religious left’ organizing
The surge in faith-based protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies has drawn from both spontaneous activism and the reemergence of networks of religious groups, according to a panel of journalists covering the movement. NPR religion correspondent Jason DeRose joined…
Only 35% approve of Trump’s handling of immigration
PRRI’S large new survey covers a lot of ground related to immigration, including support for how President Donald Trump’s second administration is handling immigration, the aggressive tactics of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, the construction of internment camps and due…
A dehumanizing immigration policy requires a robust theology of protest
One could argue that the first time Christians protested was the early church’s refusal to worship Roman gods and its subsequent persecution. In a story that has captured the imagination of generations of Christians, St. Lawrence, a third-century deacon, was…