A federal court has ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release a key witness in the killing of a Mexican national by an immigration agent in Houston. Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego was one of three men riding to…
A Pastoral Response To Our Immigrant Neighbors
I cannot speak for anyone else, but, as for me, the current crisis facing our immigrant neighbors – tragically underscored by the deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on July 7 and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero on July 13 – keeps…
Texas religious leaders demand ICE accountability
A coalition of Texas religious groups is demanding major reforms to how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carries out its mass deportation operations. Dozens of faith leaders from across the state gathered for a July 22 news conference to call…
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…
Letter to the Editor: In the name and Spirit of Jesus, we are sorry
To the family and friends of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and to our countless other hard-working, community-building immigrant neighbors, “In the name and Spirit of Christ our Lord, we are deeply sorry for the actions of the United States government.” A…