About 40 people, most of them from the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill, demonstrated in the rain on May 6 at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters at 8th and Cherry streets.
They were led by the Rev. Dr. Mary Barber, the church rector, who started with a Bible reading, with the group then singing hymns. Each week, a different faith community protests federal immigration policies outside the building.
The demonstration came a day before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker signed six of seven “ICE out” bills approved by City Council, imposing restrictions on …
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About 40 people, most of them from the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill, demonstrated in the rain on May 6 at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters at 8th and Cherry streets.
They were led by the Rev. Dr. Mary Barber, the church rector, who started with a Bible reading, with the group then singing hymns. Each week, a different faith community protests federal immigration policies outside the building.
The demonstration came a day before Mayor Cherelle L. Parker signed six of seven “ICE out” bills approved by City Council, imposing restrictions on the agency’s immigration-enforcement actions, including codifying the city’s sanctuary policies and banning ICE raids on city property. On May 4, the GOP-controlled House Judiciary Committee had accused the city of obstructing ICE and demanded that the city turn over records related to its interactions with ICE.
