Aleja Hertzler-McCain
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“Four years after promising $10M for racial reparations, Virginia's Episcopalians have little to show” - reporting by @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social and I
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Virginia Episcopalians promised reparations. Progress has lagged.
(RNS) — 'I felt like we were kind of misled as a task force in terms of level (of) engagement', said one member of a reparations task force, of the diocese's efforts.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
“Four years after promising $10M for racial reparations, Virginia's Episcopalians have little to show” - reporting by @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social and I
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Ah, a thing I missed: It appears 3 other clergy have joined Rev. David Black as plaintiffs in this case: a Catholic priest, a UU minister and a UMC minister.
And these filings bring the number of clergy who claim to have been and/or have been *filmed* being hit with projectiles shot by ICE/DHS to 6
And these filings bring the number of clergy who claim to have been and/or have been *filmed* being hit with projectiles shot by ICE/DHS to 6
Huh.
*Real* curious what's in the redacted section of this filing by plaintiffs in the journalist, activist, and clergy-led lawsuit against DHS' treatment of all three groups at the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility. (Plaintiffs have asked it to be un-redacted.) www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...
*Real* curious what's in the redacted section of this filing by plaintiffs in the journalist, activist, and clergy-led lawsuit against DHS' treatment of all three groups at the Broadview, Illinois ICE facility. (Plaintiffs have asked it to be un-redacted.) www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ah, a thing I missed: It appears 3 other clergy have joined Rev. David Black as plaintiffs in this case: a Catholic priest, a UU minister and a UMC minister.
And these filings bring the number of clergy who claim to have been and/or have been *filmed* being hit with projectiles shot by ICE/DHS to 6
And these filings bring the number of clergy who claim to have been and/or have been *filmed* being hit with projectiles shot by ICE/DHS to 6
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Side note: Threats of military action notwithstanding, worth noting that any Christians fleeing religious persecution in Nigeria could not, at present, enter the U.S. as refugees, as the U.S. refugee program has been almost entirely frozen by Trump for months — save for Afrikaners from South Africa.
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Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."
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November 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Side note: Threats of military action notwithstanding, worth noting that any Christians fleeing religious persecution in Nigeria could not, at present, enter the U.S. as refugees, as the U.S. refugee program has been almost entirely frozen by Trump for months — save for Afrikaners from South Africa.
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Oh: Episcopal Diocese of TX says one of its priests, a “legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,” was detained by ICE this week while returning home from work and “calls on our representatives in power to assist.” www.epicenter.org/the-episcopa...
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Calls for Justice After Detention of Clergy Member Employed by the State of Texas - EDOT
Houston, Texas -The Episcopal Diocese of Texas expresses deep concern and calls for action following the detention of one of its priests, a legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texa...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Oh: Episcopal Diocese of TX says one of its priests, a “legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,” was detained by ICE this week while returning home from work and “calls on our representatives in power to assist.” www.epicenter.org/the-episcopa...
I’ve reported on Escucha Mi Voz for a while, but I didn’t manage to introduce myself to Fr. Treviño our first time together in person when I covered his appearance at Georgetown. I remember thinking, “I’ll catch him next time.” What a shock that won’t be possible.
Here’s what he had to say then:
Here’s what he had to say then:
Fr. Guillermo took part in recent immigration protests. He was a founding member of and chaplain for Escucha Mi Voz Iowa. Last month he participated in a panel at Georgetown with four Catholic bishops and other Catholic leaders on Trump’s deportation policies.
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Priest who was longtime QCA social activist dies: Diocese of Davenport
A priest who was a longtime social activist has died, according to a news release from the Diocese of Davenport. “It is with great sadness to announce that Father Guillermo Treviño passed awa…
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November 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I’ve reported on Escucha Mi Voz for a while, but I didn’t manage to introduce myself to Fr. Treviño our first time together in person when I covered his appearance at Georgetown. I remember thinking, “I’ll catch him next time.” What a shock that won’t be possible.
Here’s what he had to say then:
Here’s what he had to say then:
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Fr. Guillermo took part in recent immigration protests. He was a founding member of and chaplain for Escucha Mi Voz Iowa. Last month he participated in a panel at Georgetown with four Catholic bishops and other Catholic leaders on Trump’s deportation policies.
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Priest who was longtime QCA social activist dies: Diocese of Davenport
A priest who was a longtime social activist has died, according to a news release from the Diocese of Davenport. “It is with great sadness to announce that Father Guillermo Treviño passed awa…
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November 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Fr. Guillermo took part in recent immigration protests. He was a founding member of and chaplain for Escucha Mi Voz Iowa. Last month he participated in a panel at Georgetown with four Catholic bishops and other Catholic leaders on Trump’s deportation policies.
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Extreme heat now kills roughly one person every minute, and about 550,000 a year, finds @lancetcountdown.bsky.social's new report. And scientists warn parts of the world may soon hit limits where it’s too hot and humid for people to survive.
My latest for @bloomberg.com (free 🎁 link):
My latest for @bloomberg.com (free 🎁 link):
Hot Weather is Killing More than Half a Million People a Year
Authors of a new Lancet report warn that parts of the world could become unlivable, as climate change drives a surge in heat deaths.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Extreme heat now kills roughly one person every minute, and about 550,000 a year, finds @lancetcountdown.bsky.social's new report. And scientists warn parts of the world may soon hit limits where it’s too hot and humid for people to survive.
My latest for @bloomberg.com (free 🎁 link):
My latest for @bloomberg.com (free 🎁 link):
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Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social in NCR -Latino pastors look to refit preaching and pastoral care to trauma of mass #deportations. "We have to combat the feeling of being without power, without hope, without support."
#ICE #Latino #Trump #immigration
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#ICE #Latino #Trump #immigration
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Latino pastors look to refit preaching and pastoral care to trauma of mass deportations
Latino Christian leaders meeting in Southern California discussed how best to pastor congregations newly traumatized by the Trump mass deportation policy.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social in NCR -Latino pastors look to refit preaching and pastoral care to trauma of mass #deportations. "We have to combat the feeling of being without power, without hope, without support."
#ICE #Latino #Trump #immigration
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#ICE #Latino #Trump #immigration
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Oh wow:
"During the fracas, a federal agent fired a pepper round that struck a (UCC) clergyman, Jorge Bautista, near the chin. The impact caked his face and clothing in orange powder. Bautista said the agent shot him in the face from about 5 feet away."
"'I’m in a lot of pain,'" Bautista texted…"
"During the fracas, a federal agent fired a pepper round that struck a (UCC) clergyman, Jorge Bautista, near the chin. The impact caked his face and clothing in orange powder. Bautista said the agent shot him in the face from about 5 feet away."
"'I’m in a lot of pain,'" Bautista texted…"
October 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Oh wow:
"During the fracas, a federal agent fired a pepper round that struck a (UCC) clergyman, Jorge Bautista, near the chin. The impact caked his face and clothing in orange powder. Bautista said the agent shot him in the face from about 5 feet away."
"'I’m in a lot of pain,'" Bautista texted…"
"During the fracas, a federal agent fired a pepper round that struck a (UCC) clergyman, Jorge Bautista, near the chin. The impact caked his face and clothing in orange powder. Bautista said the agent shot him in the face from about 5 feet away."
"'I’m in a lot of pain,'" Bautista texted…"
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Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says he may not endorse candidates in the future religionnews.com/2025/10/22/h... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social @rns.org
Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says he may not endorse candidates in the future
NEW YORK CITY (RNS) — The Rev. Tony Suárez said he voted for Trump three times and believes the president is in favor of immigration reform.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says he may not endorse candidates in the future religionnews.com/2025/10/22/h... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social @rns.org
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Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says (to me, while onstage at @rns.org's symposium yesterday) he may not endorse candidates in the future.
Also voiced criticism of Stephen Miller and wariness of "idolatry" some have of Trump. religionnews.com/2025/10/22/h...
Also voiced criticism of Stephen Miller and wariness of "idolatry" some have of Trump. religionnews.com/2025/10/22/h...
Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says he may not endorse candidates in the future
NEW YORK CITY (RNS) — The Rev. Tony Suárez said he voted for Trump three times and believes the president is in favor of immigration reform.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says (to me, while onstage at @rns.org's symposium yesterday) he may not endorse candidates in the future.
Also voiced criticism of Stephen Miller and wariness of "idolatry" some have of Trump. religionnews.com/2025/10/22/h...
Also voiced criticism of Stephen Miller and wariness of "idolatry" some have of Trump. religionnews.com/2025/10/22/h...
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Evangelical Trump adviser urges Latino Christians 'go to church' amid fears of ICE religionnews.com/2025/10/17/l... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
Evangelical Trump adviser urges Latino Christians 'go to church' amid fears of ICE
(RNS) — The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president is pushing Latino evangelicals to gather at church to pray for Congress to pass immigration reform.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Evangelical Trump adviser urges Latino Christians 'go to church' amid fears of ICE religionnews.com/2025/10/17/l... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
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SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
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September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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“Growing up I started playing baseball but back then we didn’t have that big dream to become a pro baseball player so at the age of 15 I had to transition to softball … and then I heard the great news,” said Claudia Santana, 27, from Dominican Republic.
For the first time in decades, women baseball players have a league of their own
Over 70 years after the end of the first professional women’s baseball league, a new league is emerging with a reimagined, inclusive mission where “every girl deserves the dream.”
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September 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“Growing up I started playing baseball but back then we didn’t have that big dream to become a pro baseball player so at the age of 15 I had to transition to softball … and then I heard the great news,” said Claudia Santana, 27, from Dominican Republic.
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She came to her #ICE check-in backed by an Episcopal bishop and 500 supporters religionnews.com/2025/09/16/e... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
She came to her ICE check-in backed by an Episcopal bishop and 500 supporters
(RNS) — As immigrants increasingly fear detention at ICE check-ins, many faith groups have doubled down on accompaniment strategies to support them at those appointments.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
She came to her #ICE check-in backed by an Episcopal bishop and 500 supporters religionnews.com/2025/09/16/e... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
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Appeals court: #Trump can halt #refugee admissions but must serve those already here religionnews.com/2025/09/16/a... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
Appeals court: Trump can halt refugee admissions but must serve those already here
(RNS) — The decision received a mixed reaction from the coalition of plaintiffs that includes three faith-based refugee resettlement agencies.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Appeals court: #Trump can halt #refugee admissions but must serve those already here religionnews.com/2025/09/16/a... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
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Nurses' union report criticizes Ascension heath system for investments against Catholic values religionnews.com/2025/09/14/n... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
Nurses' union report criticizes Ascension heath system for investments against Catholic values
(RNS) — On Monday (Sept. 15), at a rally for Baltimore nurses in contract negotiations with Ascension, National Nurses United plans to release a report highlighting investments in weapons manufacturer...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Nurses' union report criticizes Ascension heath system for investments against Catholic values religionnews.com/2025/09/14/n... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
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Reposting @jackjenkins.me link as there is some good convo and reposting comments coming from it. @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social’s piece is by far the best one I’ve seen on the event thus far.
A significant thing here: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee on migration, tells @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE. religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c...
Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.
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September 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Reposting @jackjenkins.me link as there is some good convo and reposting comments coming from it. @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social’s piece is by far the best one I’ve seen on the event thus far.
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@alejacorazonhm.bsky.social offers a helpful report at @rns.org about the roundtable I participated in last night at Georgetown University alongside four Catholic bishops and three Catholic activists. I was there as the moral theologian outlining Catholic social teaching on immigration.
Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.
religionnews.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
@alejacorazonhm.bsky.social offers a helpful report at @rns.org about the roundtable I participated in last night at Georgetown University alongside four Catholic bishops and three Catholic activists. I was there as the moral theologian outlining Catholic social teaching on immigration.
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A significant thing here: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee on migration, tells @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE. religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c...
Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.
religionnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A significant thing here: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee on migration, tells @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE. religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c...
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Important detail in here from @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.
At a Georgetown University roundtable, Catholic leaders underscored the gravity of the threats immigrants are currently facing as the Trump administration escalates its mass detainment and deportation efforts.
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Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.
religionnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Important detail in here from @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.
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Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm' religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm'
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.
religionnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm' religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social
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Federal agents detained a man who was in a car with his wife and two children on Monday night in D.C.
The man said he didn't know why he had been pulled over.
The man said he didn't know why he had been pulled over.
September 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Federal agents detained a man who was in a car with his wife and two children on Monday night in D.C.
The man said he didn't know why he had been pulled over.
The man said he didn't know why he had been pulled over.
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Listen to RNS national reporter @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social on @npr.org's Morning Edition, where she reports on how Catholic officials are stepping up safety measures and calling for increased gun safety laws.
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Catholic leaders call for increased gun safety laws after Minnesota church shooting
After a shooting at a church in Minnesota during a Mass for schoolchildren, Catholic officials are stepping up safety measures and calling for increased gun safety laws.
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September 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Listen to RNS national reporter @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social on @npr.org's Morning Edition, where she reports on how Catholic officials are stepping up safety measures and calling for increased gun safety laws.
www.npr.org/2025/09/01/n...
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