Woman who had sought protection from deportation in Colorado churches is detained, advocates say
Denver, US AP A woman who gained prominence after she took refuge in churches in Colorado to avoid deportation during the first Trump administration has been detained, immigration advocates said Tuesday. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment on whether Jeanette Vizguerra had been […]
In the US, Christian organisations come together to take boycott, divestment action as Rafah campaign continues
United States RNS Amid global outrage over an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 45 displaced Palestinians sheltering in tents in Rafah, a coalition of Christian groups is calling for a boycott and divestment of companies “supporting Israel’s military oppression of Palestinians.” “As Christians, we seek to illuminate the sacred dignity of all people. We […]
Quakers denounce Trump administration policy of returning Central American asylum seekers to Mexico
American Quakers have described a new US policy under which Central Americans seeking asylum in the US have to remain in Mexico while their claims are processed as “illegal, immoral and [a] violation of human rights”. In a statement issued on Friday, the American Friends Service Committee – a Quaker organisation that is providing humanitarian support for […]
At least 30 US faith leaders arrested in border protest
RNS After a tense standoff with officials at the US-Mexico border on Monday, at least 30 American clergy were taken into custody over the objections of demonstrators, who had come to protest the treatment of Central American asylum-seekers and to decry the extension of a border wall and the militarisation of the border. Priests, pastors, […]