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The Lord says:"Build up, build up a highway! Clear a road! Remove all obstacles From the road of My people!" (Isaiah 57:14) A sacred journey from Adelanto ICE Detention Center to the Metropolitan...
How Community Support Freed Two Sisters from Adelanto By Alejandra Romo Venus (not her real name) arrived in the United States, determined to build a life for herself after being forced to flee...
By Angel Udofia There is something strange about knowing that something you have spent so much of your life inside is coming to an end. Our final week as Young Religious Leadership Fellows began at...
One Woman's Lifetime of Faith, Family, and Lived Experience By Alejandra Romo Every Tuesday afternoon, people begin gathering outside the federal building in Downtown Los Angeles wearing pink...
What it means to be a Christian and a Citizen By Alejandra Romo Mary’s involvement with CLUE began through the organization's Tuesday prayer vigils outside the federal building in downtown Los...
A Teen’s Story of Family Detention By Alejandra Romo What should have been a day of celebration for Jesse (not his real name) became a nightmare. On the day of his 19th birthday, this young man was...
by Alejandra Romo When ICE detained Melody's (not her real name) husband during what was supposed to be a routine check-in, their family's life changed in an instant. Melody was left to care for...
by Anne Leyden June 2025 marked the escalation of violence by ICE against the immigrants of Los Angeles and across the country. I could not sit on my hands. I searched and trained and tried out...
by Anonymous Over two years ago I was picked up by ICE agents, detained in front of my home, family and kids. Without notice or warning, I was snatched onto a plane with no idea as to the...
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice educates, organizes, and mobilizes the faith community to accompany workers and their families in their struggle for good jobs, dignity, and justice.