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Elected leaders and clergy seek release of Wisconsin mosque president detained by immigration agents

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The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations Thursday from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his criticism of Israel. Salah Sarsour, a Palestinian-born legal permanent resident of the United States, was taken into custody by nearly a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement … Read more

Clergy seek court order to allow pastoral access to immigrants held at Minneapolis ICE facility

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MINNEAPOLIS — Protestant and Catholic clergy are asking a federal judge to order that they be allowed to minister to immigrants in a holding facility at the headquarters of the Trump administration’s enforcement surge in Minnesota. U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell will hear Friday from attorneys for Minnesota branches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in … Read more

Rhode Island AG to unveil long-awaited report on Diocese of Providence clergy abuse

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha will release on Wednesday findings from a multiyear investigation into child sexual abuse in the Diocese of Providence. According to the attorney general’s office, the report will detail the diocese’s handling of clergy abuse over decades. While the smallest state in the U.S., Rhode Island is … Read more