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When federal agents surged into Minnesota in January, communities didn’t just face a legal issue. They faced a moral one.   

Faith leaders showed up. Churches became distribution hubs for food and diapers. Nonprofits organized ride shares and distributed rent money. Clergy mobilized to protest, sing, champion and, in some cases, face arrest. “Our faith compels us,” was the common refrain.  

“Operation Metro Surge” is over now. But churches, mosques, synagogues and faith-based nonprofits say their work is just ramping up. 

A group of faith leaders joined MPR News host Angela Davis for a North Star Journey Live event at our studios in downtown St. Paul on Thursday, March 26, to talk about what they experienced on the front lines of the immigration enforcement surge and how their faith both compelled and comforted them. They also shared gifts from their own faith traditions to help Minnesotans process our collective moral injury.

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When ICE surged into Minnesota in January, communities didn’t just face a legal issue. They faced a moral one. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, faith leaders who were on the front lines reflect on what their communities experienced and discuss the importance of faith in the resistance. 

'For such a time as this': Faith leaders reflect on the federal immigration surge

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