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Faith on the front lines against ICE

Across the city, liberal and progressive clergy say the Gospel calls them to stand with immigrants under siege

Salon · Apr 6

ICE buys $100k worth of ‘non-lethal’ pepper ball rounds days after blinding protester with one

Exclusive: Four days after a 21-year-old anti-ICE protester was blinded by a pepper ball round, the deportation agency purchased nearly $100,000 more of them, according to federal procurement data reviewed by The Independent

The Independent UK · Jan 20

Chicago Pastor Speaks Out After Being Shot by ICE in the Head and Body with Pepper Balls

Chicago pastor Rev David Black speaks out after being shot in the head and body with pepper balls by ICE during a peaceful protest, sparking outrage and legal action.

International Business Times UK · Dec 5, 2025

Pastor hit by ICE pepper bullets in Chicago rebukes Trump administration’s description of protest: ‘Categorically false’

Rev. David Black disputes Homeland Security officials blaming ‘agitators’ and ‘rioters’ for blocking ICE facility

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

‘MAGA said they were pro-religion’: Trump supporters’ beliefs questioned as ICE targets Chicago priest

Throughout his presidential campaign and after his win, Donald Trump has maintained a very pro-religion, pro-Christian and pro white American stance. However, two of those positions are now under question as the US president continues his relentless efforts at bringing the country’s population under his control, even if that entails…

The Mary Sue · Oct 9, 2025

DHS Justifies Shooting Pepper Balls At Pastor In Chicago Suburb: 'Impeding Operations'

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) justified shooting pepper balls at a group of protesters in Chicago in September, including a pastor, after the images went viral on social media

Latin Times · Oct 9, 2025

Chicago Pastor Joins Lawsuit Alleging Federal Abuse at ICE Protest: 'Officers Were Aiming for My Head'

A Chicago pastor who says he was shot multiple times with pellets by federal officers during a vigil on September 19 outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has joined a sweeping lawsuit accusing the Trump administration

Latin Times · Oct 9, 2025

‘So much for Christian values’: ICE agent caught firing a pepper ball on an unarmed priest in Chicago

The self-proclaimed champions of “Christian values” have now turned their weapons on the very faith they claim to defend. In Donald Trump‘s glorious America, the so-called moral army of MAGA just fired on a priest.

The Mary Sue · Oct 8, 2025

Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues Trump administration over First Amendment threats in Chicago

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025

Ofwat appoints interim chief executive after David Black departure

Chris Walters, senior director for the price review, will take the helm from August 30

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025