ICE Is Devastating Some Latino Churches

Irecently visited multiple congregations across Minnesota, including River Valley Church. As I stood inside each church, what I witnessed was not anecdotal or exaggerated. It was empirical and deeply troubling. As national immigration-enforcement politics evolve, churchgoers across the Midwest are feeling the consequences far from the border.

One of the largest Latino churches in the state, which previously held four Sunday services, is down to one service at roughly 60 percent capacity. Approximately 75 to 80 percent of this church body has stopped attending services altogether.