THIS ISSUE GOES to print as the Trump administration wages a massive, deadly attack on Minnesotans under the guise of immigration enforcement. People on the full spectrum of citizenship status, including children, have been violently taken from streets, homes, and businesses. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have killed two nonviolent observers. Countless other observers and protestors have been assaulted, tear-gassed, and arrested, including many clergy. Across the country, including Minnesota, people are resisting brutal government overreach by organizing food, rides, protection, and public advocacy. We walk in prayer and solidarity with them.
Less visible are the conditions inside immigration detention centers. More than 30 people died in ICE custody in 2025, including several in such centers. In our cover story, Kathryn Stelmach Artuso recounts her visit to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California.
Rose Marie Berger quotes Dorothee Sölle: “faith means resisting cynicism in a situation that is objectively cynical.” But doing that is a little easier when we can find companions in that faith. Thank you for letting us walk with you.
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