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UCC churches and faith communities join in protest of political prisoner April 15, 2025
Members of Washington, D.C. area United Church of Christ congregations joined with other faith communities in a prayer vigil near the White House April 14 in support of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant and Maryland resident who was unjustly… The post UCC churches and faith communities join in protest of political prisoner appeared first […]
My Country ‘Tis of Thee April 15, 2025
Lately, there has been much conversation about immigration policies in the United States. The issue remains front and center as deportation orders are implemented and concerns continue to mount with reports of the wrongfully deported, the revocation of residence status,… The post My Country ‘Tis of Thee appeared first on United Church of Christ.
‘An exorcism attempt’: COREM statement calls out Trump administration’s harmful policies April 15, 2025
The Council for Racial and Ethnic Ministries (COREM) released what they are calling “A Prophetic Cry,” denouncing the policies and actions of the Trump Administration, calling them cruel and delusional. “It is an exorcism attempt — meant to purge this… The post ‘An exorcism attempt’: COREM statement calls out Trump administration’s harmful policies appeared first […]

Supreme Court blocks, for now, new deportations under 18th century wartime law April 19, 2025
In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court."
ACLU warns hundreds of Venezuelans face immediate deportation under Alien Enemies Act despite Supreme Court decision April 19, 2025
A recent Supreme Court ruling instructed the Trump administration to give migrants being deported under the Alien Enemies Act due process. The ACLU says a group of migrants in Texas have been given less than 24 hours.
Head Start advocates brace for possibility of Trump eliminating funding April 18, 2025
A Trump administration document, cited by news reports, proposes eliminating funding for Head Start, which is dedicated to early child care services. An advocate says the move would be "catastrophic."