The first year of Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign has been marked by misinformation, intimidation and brutality and it’s likely to get worse in 2026, immigration experts say. “Unfortunately, what we’re seeing is only the beginning,” said Deborah Fleischaker, former acting chief…
Deportation from the US in handcuffs is inhumane, says Church in Bangladesh
Recently, the handcuffing and chaining of citizens who are illegally in the United States and sending them back to their respective countries is inhumane and an extreme insult, says the secretary of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bangladesh…
Clergy are essential to resistance against ICE, Chicago pastor says
The visibility and voice of clergy are indispensable to the protest movement forming against President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration tactics, said Michael Woolf, a Chicago-area pastor recently arrested outside a federal detention center. “Religious leaders are really important in this…
Dobson group blasts bishops’ ‘radical’ message of love for immigrants
James Dobson is dead but his ministry’s culture warring lives on in a falsehood-laden attack on America’s Catholic bishops for a “special message” they issued reaffirming “the fundamental dignity of all persons, including immigrants.” “As pastors, we the bishops of…
In Minneapolis, clergy mobilize to manage expected ICE raids targeting Somali immigrants
Preparing for ICE agents’ presence in the city, an interfaith coalition shared best practices for dealing with law enforcement at houses of worship.
What you need to know about Trump’s Secret Police Force
Democratic-led cities across America are being assaulted by masked men. These federal agents under the purview of the Department of Homeland Security — some Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and some Customs and Border Protection agents — are carrying out…
The Charlotte Pentecostals inverting the slogans of Christian nationalism
I was in Charlotte and attended several protests against the presence of ICE in the city. One I went to was made up of largely left-leaning white protesters, which you would see at many Indivisible or No Kings rallies. These…
The chaos of Charlotte and the call to radical neighborliness
There is a force even greater than masked men with guns, and that is neighbors remembering we belong to one another.
Hispanic voters turning more sour on Trump, Pew says
The much-discussed Hispanic turn in support of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race is fading, according to new polling from Pew Research. In earlier data, Pew reported Hispanic voters were divided in 2024, “a major shift from 2020 and…
Maybe you should read the comments because they’re now reality
“Never read the comments,” the sage wisdom of the internet says. That’s especially true on X, where internet trolls thrive unregulated. But sometimes the comments give you a sense of what some segment of the population is thinking and what…
Let’s get this one thing clear
When I talk with conservative friends about immigration in America, the line I most often hear justifying President Donald Trump’s deportation bonanza is that all these people are criminals by virtue of being here without authorization. This reminds me of…
Why Trump’s immigration crackdown may make America less Christian
During his campaign to return to the White House, President Donald Trump promised to deport millions of undocumented immigrants and to shut down diversity programs in the federal government and higher education.