By Egan Millard Episcopal News Service A priest who works to support immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a private facility in Georgia says a whistleblower’s account of medical abuse there – including hysterectomies performed without proper consent – is supported by her own interactions with the detainees. The Rev. Leeann Culbreath, a … [Read more...] about Priest Backs Allegations of Hysterectomy Abuse
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Detention Protest Set for July 8
Adapted from the House of Deputies’ website General Convention deputies and bishops have planned a prayer service outside the T. Don Hutto Residential Detention Center in Taylor, Texas, at about noon on July 8. The planning team, led by the Rev. Megan Castellan, an alternate deputy and rector of St. John’s Church in Ithaca, New York. The team is working with Grassroots … [Read more...] about Detention Protest Set for July 8
Migration Director Decries Ruling
The Rev. Canon E. Mark Stevenson, director of Episcopal Migration Ministries, comments on the June 26 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court: We learned this morning that the Supreme Court has decided to allow portions of the president’s executive order(s) regarding admission of foreign nationals in general, and refugees specifically, to move forward until a full hearing … [Read more...] about Migration Director Decries Ruling
N.C. Parish Offers Shelter
During Memorial Day weekend, the leadership and congregation of St. Barnabas, Greensboro, decided to offer temporary shelter to Juana Luz Tobar Ortega, an immigrant facing deportation on May 31. Ortega is a mother of four who lives in Asheboro and has worked at the same textile company in High Point as a sewing-machine operator for the last eight years. She is a highly … [Read more...] about N.C. Parish Offers Shelter