Capital police officers are dismantling the human cross these Catholics made with their bodies on the Russell Rotunda floor during today’s
#CatholicDayOfAction
. On their chests are photographs of migrant children who have died in recent months while in federal custody.
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Starting now: Catholics are gathered on the Capital lawn to protest the Trump Administration’s immigration policies and to call on Congress to defund ICE, stop detaining children and reform immigration policies they’re calling “inhumane.” They’re calling this
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This is the second time this week faith leaders have come to
#DC
to protest the Trump Administration’s immigration policy — on Tuesday, 10 Jewish activists were arrested inside ICE headquarters in an effort to disrupt operations there:
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Families gathered here are holding up photographs of migrant children who have died in federal custody in recent months. They list their names, ages and the day they died. Otjer signs say things like, “children do not belong on cages.”
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Demonstrators are reading excerpts from interviews lawyers have conducted with children in detention. Between each reading, the group joins in song: “Lord have mercy.”
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NOW: Inside the Russell Senate building here in
#DC
, where dozens of Catholic nuns, parishioners and other leaders are preparing to be arrested by Capitol Police on this
#CatholicDayOfAction
in protest of the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
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Police are arresting these nuns one by one, as they recite the Lord’s Prayer, which is echoing off the marble walls of the Russell Rotunda here in
#DC
. About 50 senators have offices in this building.
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Watch here as Sister Pat Murphy, 90, is arrested and led out. Sister Pat works with migrants and refugees in Chicago, and has been holding a weekly vigil outside ICE there for 13 years. She says the treatment of migrants should outrage all people of faith
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This is the last of them, singing as they’re led away. Dozens of Catholic nuns, clergy & parishioners were arrested in
#DC
during today’s
#CatholicDayOfAction
. Several said they hope it gives lawmakers courage to stand up for the protection of migrant families & change US policy.
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@Marissa_Jae
@CatholicForLife
@carmelitequotes
Acts. (..I ought to be there, myself, to be quite frank. My family is in danger. Since our birth. We were born in the USA.
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@Marissa_Jae
@Resist___45
#KidsInCages
#ReleaseTheChildren
#FamiliesBelongTogether
#CloseTheCamps
#TrumpConcentrationCamp
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@Marissa_Jae
Now this is what true religious people stand for. A day or so ago, it was a large group of Jewish people protesting. You Evangelicals claiming you are such good Christians is a laugh. You are on the wrong side of history and everything else!
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@Marissa_Jae
How is it ICE's responsibility when the parents of these poor children are the ones who took an extremely dangerous journey, knowingly taking the risk?
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@joshscampbell
Cristians that understand what it means to be Christian...heros of the cross.
Thank you!
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@Marissa_Jae
Apparently those shirts weren’t being made when Obama was President and MORE children were dying in custody of his government and yet then you didn’t give a damn
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@Marissa_Jae
@LIRSorg
Political theater!! Stop encouraging people to break the law!!! LEGAL IMMIGRATION!!
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