Pam Kruger
@pamkruger.bsky.social
Editor, writer, focused on immigration/faith, Religion News Service
From #NJ to #Texas, some mosques are encountering fierce resistance. religionnews.com/2026/09/09/t...
September 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
From #NJ to #Texas, some mosques are encountering fierce resistance. religionnews.com/2026/09/09/t...
Reposted by Pam Kruger
OPINION: (RNS) — Since 9/11, violence in America has come from within. Hate crimes against Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, Latinos, Black Americans and LGBTQ+ Americans are soaring. RNS CEO/Publisher Deborah Caldwell looks back on how we got here.
I covered religion after the 9/11 attacks. I never imagined the hate would outlast the war.
(RNS) — Since 9/11, violence in America has come from within. Hate crimes against Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, Latinos, Black Americans and LGBTQ+ Americans are soaring. RNS CEO/Publisher Deborah Caldwell looks back on how we got here.
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September 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
OPINION: (RNS) — Since 9/11, violence in America has come from within. Hate crimes against Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, Latinos, Black Americans and LGBTQ+ Americans are soaring. RNS CEO/Publisher Deborah Caldwell looks back on how we got here.
This is a statement by Pierre Rona Bel bout the death of his twenty-year-old son, a soccer player and college student-- whom Bel believes died by suicide, after being outfitted with an ankle monitor by ICE.
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September 2, 2026 at 11:28 AM
This is a statement by Pierre Rona Bel bout the death of his twenty-year-old son, a soccer player and college student-- whom Bel believes died by suicide, after being outfitted with an ankle monitor by ICE.
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All I want is to see my husband back,’ said Denise Gedeon, whose pastor-husband was detained by ICE — one of two pastors arrested during a weekend that also brought a death, prayers and vigils for a Haitian community under siege. #springfield #haitians religionnews.com/2026/09/01/t...
Two pastors detained, a student dead: Haitians in Ohio turn to faith amid fear of ICE
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — ‘All I want is to see my husband back,’ said Denise Gedeon, whose pastor-husband, Joubert Adrien, was detained by ICE — one of two pastors arrested during a weekend that also...
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September 1, 2026 at 11:54 PM
All I want is to see my husband back,’ said Denise Gedeon, whose pastor-husband was detained by ICE — one of two pastors arrested during a weekend that also brought a death, prayers and vigils for a Haitian community under siege. #springfield #haitians religionnews.com/2026/09/01/t...
“At this moment, our immigrants are invisible. They are missing.. Their rights are missing."-- Lutheran pastor Eduardo Fabian Arias who now ministers to immigrants inside NYC immigration court, as #ICE arrests surge. religionnews.com/2026/08/27/a...
'Our immigrants are invisible': A pastor ministers to the frightened at immigration court
(RNS) VIDEO — For years, the Rev. Eduardo Fabian Arias, a Lutheran pastor in Manhattan, has ministered to immigrants. Now, much of his work takes place inside and around Federal Plaza immigration cour...
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August 30, 2026 at 7:43 PM
“At this moment, our immigrants are invisible. They are missing.. Their rights are missing."-- Lutheran pastor Eduardo Fabian Arias who now ministers to immigrants inside NYC immigration court, as #ICE arrests surge. religionnews.com/2026/08/27/a...
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(RNS) VIDEO — For years, the Rev. Eduardo Fabian Arias, a Lutheran pastor in Manhattan, has ministered to immigrants. Now, much of his work takes place inside and around Federal Plaza immigration court in Midtown Manhattan.
'Our immigrants are invisible': A pastor ministers to the frightened at Immigration Court
(RNS) VIDEO — For years, the Rev. Eduardo Fabian Arias, a Lutheran pastor in Manhattan, has ministered to immigrants. Now, much of his work takes place inside and around Federal Plaza immigration court in Midtown Manhattan.
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August 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
(RNS) VIDEO — For years, the Rev. Eduardo Fabian Arias, a Lutheran pastor in Manhattan, has ministered to immigrants. Now, much of his work takes place inside and around Federal Plaza immigration court in Midtown Manhattan.
NEW: “At this moment, our immigrants are invisible. They are missing...Their rights are missing." -- NYC Pastor Eduardo Arias
EPISODE 3 of Faith on the Immigration Frontline. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Pi...
EPISODE 3 of Faith on the Immigration Frontline. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Pi...
At NYC immigration court, a Lutheran pastor stands with immigrants facing ICE arrests
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August 27, 2026 at 10:10 PM
NEW: “At this moment, our immigrants are invisible. They are missing...Their rights are missing." -- NYC Pastor Eduardo Arias
EPISODE 3 of Faith on the Immigration Frontline. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Pi...
EPISODE 3 of Faith on the Immigration Frontline. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Pi...
The over 1,200 U.S.-born Haitian children and infants under age 4 in Springfield, Ohio could be separated from detained parents. religionnews.com/2026/08/17/a...
As ICE closes in, Ohio churches line up families to care for Haitian kids left behind
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — In Springfield, Ohio, ICE shifts tactics to stealth raids and ankle monitors. Churches are responding by helping Haitian parents line up temporary caregivers, preparing for t...
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August 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM
The over 1,200 U.S.-born Haitian children and infants under age 4 in Springfield, Ohio could be separated from detained parents. religionnews.com/2026/08/17/a...
The new normal in Springfield, Ohio: #Haitian #immigrants in ankle monitors and drawing up legal documents giving power of attorney to neighbors or friends, in case #ICE detains them.
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As ICE closes in, Ohio churches line up families to care for Haitian kids left behind
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — In Springfield, Ohio, ICE shifts tactics to stealth raids and ankle monitors. Churches are responding by helping Haitian parents line up temporary caregivers, preparing for t...
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August 18, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The new normal in Springfield, Ohio: #Haitian #immigrants in ankle monitors and drawing up legal documents giving power of attorney to neighbors or friends, in case #ICE detains them.
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Haitians are "hiding in their homes" and some are filling out legal paperwork to give power of attorney to neighbors or friends. Last weekend, Haitian leaders shared reports that one, possibly two, Haitian immigrants in Ohio had committed suicide.
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As ICE closes in, Ohio churches line up families to care for Haitian kids left behind
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — In Springfield, Ohio, ICE shifts tactics to stealth raids and ankle monitors. Churches are responding by helping Haitian parents line up temporary caregivers, preparing for t...
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August 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Haitians are "hiding in their homes" and some are filling out legal paperwork to give power of attorney to neighbors or friends. Last weekend, Haitian leaders shared reports that one, possibly two, Haitian immigrants in Ohio had committed suicide.
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"Human beings should not be treated like sardines. We are not sardines."- El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz
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DHS wanted to build the largest ICE detention complex in the US. Here's how the plan just got killed.
(RNS, EL PASO MATTERS) — Catholic parishes and other community groups in Socorro, Texas, organized against the sprawling $126 million complex. They cited moral objections and warned that the town's in...
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August 13, 2026 at 12:20 PM
"Human beings should not be treated like sardines. We are not sardines."- El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz
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"Human beings should not be treated like sardines. We are not sardines."--El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz
DHS wanted to build the largest ICE detention complex in the US. Here's how the plan just got killed.
(RNS, EL PASO MATTERS) — Catholic parishes and other community groups in Socorro, Texas, organized against the sprawling $126 million complex. They cited moral objections and warned that the town's in...
religionnews.com
August 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"Human beings should not be treated like sardines. We are not sardines."--El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz
As fear drives many immigrants away from public life, Good Shepherd offers a counter-story: an immigrant-majority church led by an immigrant, committed to providing care, protection and resistance. religionnews.com/2026/07/21/g...
Inside a Brooklyn church where immigration activism is the gospel
(RNS) — From encrypted apps to legal clinics: How an immigrant-majority church is responding to protect its congregation.
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July 22, 2026 at 12:51 PM
As fear drives many immigrants away from public life, Good Shepherd offers a counter-story: an immigrant-majority church led by an immigrant, committed to providing care, protection and resistance. religionnews.com/2026/07/21/g...
Reposted by Pam Kruger
I used to go months---MONTHS---without a reporter calling with a tricky election law question.
Now I can't go a few HOURS.
Now I can't go a few HOURS.
July 10, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I used to go months---MONTHS---without a reporter calling with a tricky election law question.
Now I can't go a few HOURS.
Now I can't go a few HOURS.
Reposted by Pam Kruger
NEW from @fiona-murphy.bsky.social at @rns.org: A powerful mini-doc on the Luhmanns, a conservative Christian family that has been pushing back against ICE/DHS in the Chicago area for months. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXsn...
Christian mother of eight tracks ICE activity in Chicago
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July 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
NEW from @fiona-murphy.bsky.social at @rns.org: A powerful mini-doc on the Luhmanns, a conservative Christian family that has been pushing back against ICE/DHS in the Chicago area for months. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXsn...
Government funding for legal services for children who cross the border without a parent or guardian is required by law, a federal judge ruled, but the US has withheld reimbursement since December 2025. religionnews.com/2026/07/06/c...
Catholic legal aid group for immigrants nears collapse as US withholds funds
EL PASO, Texas (RNS and El Paso Matters) — The El Paso Diocese-run nonprofit is one of the largest providers of legal services for unaccompanied children. It says the US is defying a court order.
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July 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Government funding for legal services for children who cross the border without a parent or guardian is required by law, a federal judge ruled, but the US has withheld reimbursement since December 2025. religionnews.com/2026/07/06/c...