From our spring issue: Lloyd D. Barba and Sergio González on the sanctuary movement. Sanctuary activists face new challenges under Trump’s second term—but their work has always entailed great personal risk. dissentmagazine.org/article/the-fu…

I’m thrilled to share that my first book, Banished Citizens is forthcoming with Harvard University Press on October 14, 2025. Harvard University Press

Is it normal or legal for federal ICE officers to wear masks during operations? jsonline.com/story/news/loc…

NEW from me and Aleja Hertzler-McCain: Last month something odd happened: Catholic bishops signed two conflicting statements on the GOP budget bill. It’s a split emerging among Catholic leaders — and nuns! — that’s years in the making, accelerated by Trump. religionnews.com/2025/07/09/tru…

1/ Early on in President Trump’s second term, I spent a few weeks observing Chicago’s immigration court to get a sense of how things were changing. One afternoon in March, the case of a 27-year-old Venezuelan asylum-seeker caught my attention. I want to tell you his story 👇

Religious liberals have advocated for immigrant rights for decades. Sanctuary churches are an example. I offer a brief history of the sensitive locations memo and argue that Trump is redrawing the boundaries of public religion in America. arcmag.org/mass-deportati…

NEW: RNS tracked at least 10 incidents of apparent federal agents conducting immigration enforcement activity on church grounds or in the immediate area, with incidents spread across 5 states and Puerto Rico. “This is domestic terror,” one pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/08/04/whe…

FACT CHECK: Bondi says sanctuary policies "endanger Americans." But what does the data say about such policies, often adopted to foster *better* cooperation between immigrant communities and local law enforcement? Research shows NO LINK between such policies and crime. New🧵:

1. Note: Homan called an allegation ICE has operated at a church "false" in this interview. He's referring to a specific instance, but apparent ICE/federal agents have operated at and near churches *at least 10 times* under Tump. We tracked them: religionnews.com/2025/08/04/whe…

A significant thing here: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee on migration, tells Aleja Hertzler-McCain he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE. religionnews.com/2025/09/12/cat…

Thrilled to announce I've signed a book deal. Super grateful to everyone who helped make this possible.

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility. Three say they've been shot w/pepper balls, sometimes while praying. All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/in-…

Looking forward to talking more about what the history of sanctuary and faith-based movements for justice can teach us today. Thanks to BJC for the opportunity to share new work as part of the Shurden Lectures. See you all in the Twin Cities soon!

"The Church has always recognized in migrants a living presence of the Lord who, on the day of judgment, will say to those on his right: “I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Mt 25:35)." Pope Leo XIV, Dilexit Nos

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”