RNS Morning Report - Amid ICE killings, clergy protest at Delaney Hall

Amid ICE killings, more than 100 clergy from across the US stage protest at Delaney Hall   Amid the recent killings of two immigrants by immigration enforcement agents, around 100 religious leaders from across the country staged a protest outside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center on Monday (July 13) afternoon, demanding the closure of the privately run facility over what they say are inhumane conditions.   The protest, chiefly organized by Faith in New Jersey, came after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, were fatally shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents; for about a year, there have been recurring protests outside of Delaney Hall.   “I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,” Charlene Walker, head of Faith in New Jersey, told RNS National Reporter Jack Jenkins.         Top Stories Amid ICE killings, more than 100 clergy from across the US stage protest at Delaney Hall NEWARK, New Jersey (RNS) — 'I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,' said Charlene Walker, head of Faith in New Jersey. Iranian Christian refugee wins custody battle against Pastor Saeed Abedini, former political prisoner (RNS) — Niloofar Aragh, an Iranian refugee living in Turkey, said Pastor Saeed Abedini abducted her 5-year-old daughter and fled the country in violation of international law. A federal judge in Virginia ordered the child returned to her mother. Iran persecutes its Baha’i minority fiercely in a year of protests and war, rights groups say (AP) — This year, amid massive anti-government protests and war with the United States and Israel, the Islamic Republic has mounted a fierce crackdown on the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority, human rights groups say. Opinion Learning what a trip to Jewish Poland has to teach (RNS) — A cautionary tale for today. AI will make war worse, Pope Leo warns (RNS) — Technology, detached from ethics and responsibility, will make wartime decisions about life and death more rapid and impersonal, the pope writes. ICYMI ‘It really did take me back to after 9/11’: How Islamophobia roiled a Texas election FRISCO, Texas (RNS) — A mayoral election in Frisco, Texas, turned into a referendum on who belongs, with Islamophobic and anti-Hindu rhetoric dominating. The Latina women in Texas reshaping the UMC (RNS) — Latina United Methodist Church leaders in Texas are emerging with fresh models for ministry following years of schism, decline and uncertainty within the denomination. Support Our Work As a nonprofit newsroom that covers all faiths, RNS sits uniquely at the intersection of freedom of the press and freedom of religion. News tips or feedback? Email comments@religionnews.com. Like the Morning Report? Share it with a friend. Forwarded this newsletter? Subscribe here. We rely on reader donations to power our reporting. Donate here. Or send a check to: Religion News Foundation PO Box 1808 Columbia, MO 65205

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