Some of the sharpest criticisms of the Trump administration’s immigration policies have focused on the aggressive tactics used by federal enforcement agencies in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other U.S. cities. Episcopalians, in addition to decrying the cruelty of those tactics, also are joining other Americans nationwide in speaking against plans to expand the network of detention centers where individuals are being held as part of the ongoing federal operations targeting legal and illegal immigration.
“Our faith calls us to the radical and sacred work of love above all else,” Virginia Bishop E. Mark Stevenson told the Hanover County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 28 during public comments on the federal government’s plan to purchase property in the county for a detention facility. To read more, click here
