Why faith leaders have shown little support for ICE in Minneapolis

Why faith leaders have shown little support for ICE in Minneapolis

(RNS) — The closest analogue in American history to the current protests against the Department of Homeland Security’s mass deportation tactics is what happened after passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. Back then, it was not undocumented immigrants that the government was taking into custody to the dismay of protesters, but those fleeing bondage in the South. The act, part of a compromise package of measures intended to keep the United St…

Lessons from Minneapolis for People of Faith

A United Methodist pastor in Minneapolis emphasizes the importance of faith communities’ public ministry during a surge of immigration enforcement in his city.