In the US, priest supports whistleblower allegations at ICE facility as Christian leaders weigh in
RNS An Episcopal priest who volunteers at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centre in the US state of Georgia has said allegations of medical neglect and a high rate of hysterectomies at the facility are consistent with her interactions with women detained there. “There were gynecological procedures happening at a rate that seemed higher […]
ICE apprehension on church grounds violated federal policy, say US faith leaders
Updated 24th September, 2020Baltimore, USRNS Prominent US faith leaders are condemning the apprehension of an undocumented immigrant on church grounds by federal officials, arguing the action violates a government policy that discourages agents from raiding “sensitive locations” such as churches, hospitals and schools. “As a bishop and adjudicatory leader I find this breach of established […]
Children in detention: How US Christian women are fighting immigrant family separations on Zoom
MICAH DANNEY, writing for Religion Unplugged, reports on the For Every Child campaign…
Winter sea ice in Bering Sea reached lowest levels in millennia – study
London, UKReuters The Bering Sea ice cover during the winters of 2018 and 2019 hit new lows not seen in thousands of years, scientists reported on Wednesday, adding to concerns about the accelerating impact of climate change in the Arctic. Satellite data provides a clear picture of how sea ice has changed over the last […]
US Christian groups oppose ICE rule on international students
AP Leaders of 12 Christian organisations on Friday urged the Trump administration to rescind a policy requiring international students to leave the U.S. or transfer if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall, saying it “falls short of American ideals”. In a letter to Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, shared with The […]
In the US, immigration officials drop $US300,000 fine for an immigrant in church sanctuary
RNS The message Pastor Isaac Villegas got on his cell phone earlier this week was short and sweet. “Un problema menos,” texted Rosa del Carmen Ortez-Cruz, a mother of four living in sanctuary at a Presbyterian church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “One less problem.” Rosa Ortez-Cruz has been in santuary at the Church of […]
Chaldean Christian deported by Trump administration dies in Iraq
RNS A Chaldean Christian immigrant who was deported from Michigan to Iraq has reportedly died because he was unable to obtain insulin to treat his diabetes, drawing fire from critics of the Trump administration who charge that the death is a result of disregard for the well-being of deportees. According to the American Civil Liberties […]
Arrests of immigrant families promised by Trump to begin on Sunday, Times says
New York/Washington, DCReuters US authorities on Sunday will begin arresting at least 2,000 immigrant families eligible for deportation in a nationwide series of raids long threatened by President Donald Trump, the New York Times reported, citing former and current officials. Trump forewarned of the planned operation in a 17th June Twitter message, but it was […]
Pastor surveilled after ministering to migrants sues US Government
RNS A prominent Manhattan pastor has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that US officials violated her religious freedom when she was put on a watchlist over her ministry to migrants at the border. Rev Kaji Douša, senior pastor of Park Avenue Christian Church and longtime advocate for immigrants’ rights, was the only clergy member listed […]
ESSAY: MEXICANS IN US ROUTINELY CONFRONT LEGAL ABUSE, RACIAL PROFILING, ICE TARGETING AND OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
In an article first published on The Conversation, US scholars DAVID FITZGERALD, ANGELA Y MCCLEAN and GUSTAVO LOPEZ say the treatment of Mexicans living in the US paint a troubling picture…