US EditionSan Diego Clergy Visit Federal Immigration Court to Bear Witness During Crackdown on Migrants
- On June 20, 2025, Bishop Michael Pham guided a group of faith leaders in prayer outside the federal courthouse located in the heart of San Diego to mark World Refugee Day.
- This event responded to increased deportations under policies allowing detention of immigrants who arrived in the last two years without dependent children or serious medical conditions.
- The group observed several deportation hearings, noting that court cases were continued to allow immigrants more time to gather evidence while ICE agents, some masked and intimidating, positioned themselves throughout the building.
- Bishop Pham expressed his appreciation for the United States as a country founded by immigrants that allowed him to begin a new life, while ICE confirmed that it is complying with legal procedures by placing aliens in expedited removal.
- The event highlighted ongoing challenges immigrants face, and faith leaders pledged to return for future solidarity walks supporting migrants amid the current enforcement climate.
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By GREGORY BULL SAN DIEGO (AP) — About twelve religious leaders from the San Diego area visited a federal immigration court on Friday to witness “what happens” in the hearings of cases arising from US President Donald Trump’s government immigration raids, said an organizer. Some migrants have been arrested in court by federal immigration agents. Father Scott Santarosa, a Jesuit priest and the group’s main organizer, indicated that the purpose of…
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San Diego clergy visit federal immigration court to bear witness during crackdown on migrants
About a dozen San Diego-area religious leaders have visited a federal immigration court where some cases arising from the Trump administration's migration crackdown were being heard.
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