Catholics Respond to ICE with Prayer and Protest
A group of Catholics has been praying the rosary outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, every Friday for 19 years.
According to participants, the interactions with ICE agents were largely cordial, with priests and others sometimes allowed to pray with detainees on buses before deportation.
As a person of faith, as a leader of faith, to not speak of it is simply unethical — and sinful.
The Rev. Brendan Curran, a Dominican priest, noted a change in ICE's demeanor earlier this year, with a dramatic shift roughly two months ago, when masked ICE agents began violently dispersing protesters.
The Catholics' peaceful protests and prayers continue, forming a small circle for mutual support and warmth.
Author's summary: Catholics protest ICE with prayer.
- 19 years of weekly rosary prayers outside the ICE facility
- Previous cordial interactions with ICE agents
- Change in ICE's demeanor and violent dispersion of protesters
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