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  • Why a Lawrenceville church deacon was suddenly re-detained by ICE

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📰 News we're reading

• Exclusive: ICE detains dozens of faith leaders under Trump's crackdown (newsweek.com) — A Lawrenceville church deacon and Sunday-school teacher is among dozens of faith leaders nationwide who were re-detained by ICE after years of complying with supervision, according to a Newsweek investigation. The report details how he was called to ICE's Atlanta office, then transferred to Stewart Detention Center without a clear explanation, and places his case within a broader Trump-era crackdown on immigrant religious leaders.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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