"In mid-October, Catholic clergy arrived at the doors of the makeshift ICE detention center in Broadview, Illinois, in hopes of bringing the Eucharist, the central sacrament of the faith, to those inside. As Father David Inczauskis walked alongside the procession, he felt a spark of hope: Maybe ICE really would allow a delegation from their group to offer Communion to people in federal custody."
"Catholics believe that the Eucharist is not a mere symbol but the actual flesh of Jesus, which appears to have meant nothing to ICE. "We had done all of this preparation for weeks. It seemed like we had done all the right things. We just prepared for every scenario," Inczauskis told me. "And we were told no, and we had to sit with that and the humiliation of that.""
Catholic clergy and hundreds of worshippers organized processions to a makeshift ICE detention center in Broadview, Illinois, intending to bring the Eucharist to people in federal custody. Participants carried images of the Virgin of Guadalupe, scriptural signs, and a canopy over a monstrance. ICE denied entry and detained a banner-holder, preventing Communion and prompting humiliation and protests. Similar Catholic actions occurred nationwide as expressions of solidarity with migrants and opposition to the Trump administration's deportation policies. The conflict spotlights a clash between immigration enforcement and Church teaching, even as some prominent MAGA figures identify as Catholic.
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