American Clergy and Their Work To Protect Immigrant Communities

During Donald Trump's second term, progressive Christians, Jews, and Muslims are playing an important role in working to protect vulnerable minority groups that are threatened by Trump.

This is especially true of the immigrant community. During the Minneapolis protests against ICE, several hundred clergy members went to the city to participate in various activities to help the immigrant community.

REFERENCES
"The Minneapolis Faith Community Is Showing How to Fight ICE" by Grace Segers for The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/article/205446/minneapolis-faith-leaders-respon…

"Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE" by Jack Jenkins for The National Catholic Reporter
https://www.ncronline.org/news/hundreds-clergy-descend-minneapolis-and-…

"The Religious Left Is a Leader in the ICE Resistance" by Perry Bacon for The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/article/206110/religious-left-leader-ice-resist…

"US rabbis head to Minneapolis to join protests against ICE raids" by Yonat Shimron for Christian Century
https://www.christiancentury.org/news/us-rabbis-head-minneapolis-join-p…

"As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE" by Kathryn Post for The National Catholic Reporter
https://www.ncronline.org/news/springfields-15000-haitians-brace-deport…

"Religious Leaders in Minnesota Say It’s Their Duty to Resist ICE" by Lauren Jackson for The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/briefing/religious-leaders-in-minnes…

"Diaper Needed Changing. What happens when people of faith decide they must do something about what ICE is doing in and to our communities..." by Craig Wiesner for The San Mateo Daily Journal
https://accidental-activist.ghost.io/diaper-needed-changing/

"How might Catholics respond to authoritarian actions?" by Michael J. O'Loughlin for The National Catholic Reporter
https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/how-might-catholics-respon…

"100 clergy arrested as thousands rally against immigration enforcement in subzero Minnesota temperatures" by the Associated Press for The National Catholic Reporter
https://www.ncronline.org/100-clergy-arrested-thousands-rally-against-i…