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Defensores de Inmigración Mantienen Vigilia de Oración Semanal Frente a la Oficina de ICE en Detroit

Ochenta personas se reunieron antes del amanecer frente a las oficinas de U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) en Detroit, sobre Michigan Avenue, para abogar por los derechos de los inmigrantes y exigir el cese de las operaciones de ICE en la ciudad, el 14 de enero.

Sr. Cathey Desantis, CSJ, (right) joined her fellow Congregation of St. Joseph sisters in advo- cating for a more humane immigration policy. Sr. Desantis said at times, all the sisters feel they can do is demonstrate on behalf of migrants am

Defensores de la reforma migratoria han estado realizando vigilias de oración semanales afuera de la ICE Detroit Field Office, en las avenidas Michigan y Third; esta semana, muchos sostenían velas en memoria de Renee Good, una mujer de Minneapolis que fue asesinada a tiros el 7 de enero durante un enfrentamiento con un oficial de ICE.

“Hemos estado aquí todos los miércoles desde el primer miércoles de agosto; todo esto es en respuesta a la enseñanza social católica y al Evangelio, en apoyo a nuestros vecinos”, dijo Kim Redigan, feligrés de Gesu Parish en Detroit y directora de ministerio escolar en Detroit Cristo Rey High School.
“Hemos estado aquí cada miércoles, sin importar el clima, por el mandato del Evangelio de amarnos unos a otros”, agregó Redigan.

Many people at the demonstration carried faith-based signs calling for recognizing the presence of God in migrants and immigrants. All photos credited to Daniel Meloy for Detroit Catholic.

La vigilia comenzó hace años, iniciada por un grupo de mujeres religiosas preocupadas por las estrictas políticas migratorias. Desde entonces, ha sido promovida por Strangers No Longer, un apostolado católico dedicado a servir a las necesidades de los migrantes, y por grupos de diversas denominaciones cristianas.

Kim Redigan, miembro de Gesu Parish en Detroit y directora de ministerio escolar en Detroit Cristo Rey High School, sostiene un cartel en solidaridad con las familias separadas.

Las personas sostienen velas eléctricas durante una vigilia de oración silenciosa en Michigan Avenue, frente a la oficina de ICE en Detroit.

Normalmente, entre 20 y 30 personas asisten a las vigilias semanales de 7:30 a 8 a.m., pero la convocatoria de este miércoles fue más numerosa tras la muerte de Good. Redigan comentó que los arrestos y la violencia contra inmigrantes y defensores han incrementado la urgencia de exigir un cumplimiento humano de las políticas y procedimientos migratorios.

Kim Redigan, a member of Gesu Parish in Detroit and director of campus ministry at Detroit Cristo Rey High School, holds a sign in solidarity with separated families.

“Creo que la gente siempre ha estado abogando, pero (el asesinato de Good) ciertamente fue un momento que cristalizó todo”, dijo Redigan. “Pero sabemos que hay muchas otras personas que murieron en detención, especialmente personas de color, y a veces sus historias no se visibilizan tanto. Así que sí, creo que esto fue un momento movilizador, pero estas son personas que han seguido el camino de Jesús semana tras semana, año tras año, durante mucho tiempo, década tras década.”

Los manifestantes a lo largo de Michigan Avenue mencionaron otras razones para asistir a la vigilia, desde pedir que los agentes de ICE dejen de usar máscaras durante redadas, hasta exigir que se detenga la aplicación de la ley migratoria en sitios religiosos.

Para otros, la vigilia semanal simplemente ofrece la oportunidad de estar en solidaridad con sus hermanos y hermanas inmigrantes y entre ellos mismos.

People hold electric candlelights during a silent prayer vigil on Michigan Avenue in front of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Detroit office.

La hermana Cathey Desantis, CSJ, dijo que a veces las noticias la hacen sentir impotente al ver todo el conflicto y la violencia, pero que permanecer en oración silenciosa es una forma de testimoniar y actuar.

La hermana Cathey Desantis, CSJ (derecha), se unió a sus compañeras de la Congregación de San José para abogar por una política migratoria más humana. La hermana Desantis comentó que, a veces, todo lo que las hermanas pueden hacer es manifestarse en favor de los migrantes ante la frustración por la agitación y la retórica sobre inmigración en Estados Unidos.

Muchas personas en la manifestación llevaban carteles basados en la fe, llamando a reconocer la presencia de Dios en migrantes e inmigrantes.

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