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As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
« on: January 27, 2026, 04:29:47 pm »

As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
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SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — “We have orders of deportation,” said a volunteer in a raised voice, posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and pounding on the sanctuary door. “What you’re doing is harboring.”

Inside the sanctuary, hundreds of trainees blocked the large wooden double doors. One called out, “We’re exercising our First Amendment right to freedom of worship.” 

The handful of faux ICE agents moved to a different entryway. As they pried open the side door to the sanctuary, some trainees held up phones to record the encounter while others blew whistles.

The scenario was part of a roleplay exercise at a rapid response training in Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday (Jan. 24). Despite the winter storm in the forecast, nearly 200 people from in and around Springfield gathered at Central Christian Church for the event organized by G92, a new Springfield-based coalition of pro-immigrant churches and advocates named after the 92 times the Hebrew word “ger,” which means stranger or sojourner, appears in the Hebrew Bible.

“For many people, this isn’t just a political issue, it’s also a spiritual issue,” said Central Christian pastor and G92 founder The Rev. Carl Ruby as he welcomed trainees earlier that day.

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Re: As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2026, 04:31:46 pm »
Well, now we know where the thundering herd is going next.

Welcome to the 2026 ICE Follies Tour! It's a Leftist clown convention!

(This is the downside to the reshaping of the battle in MN, which can resume when the Circus leaves town.)
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Re: As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2026, 02:15:45 pm »
Local dogs, cats and geese will breath a huge sigh of relief if the Haitians leave town.
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Re: As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2026, 02:32:27 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on January 27, 2026, 04:29:47 pm
As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations

There wouldn't be any Haitians to deport if the government simply stopped giving them free shit.  Cut every one of them off.  Every single one.  Why is this so difficult a concept for Republicans to grasp?  Yet here we are discussing budgets again, and the GOP hasn't cut a single dollar from any of these fraud programs.  Free this.  Free that.  Free health care.  Free education.  Free day care.  Free food.   Free housing.  No wonder we have an illegals problem.

Enough already.  Cut off the free-shit money now!
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Re: As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2026, 02:51:29 pm »
If the politicians want to address "affordability", how about starting with "We can't afford to support all these illegal aliens.", (nor should we have to support ANY)? Give 'em a box lunch and a ride home.
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Re: As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2026, 04:38:15 pm »
Hoodat be hollerin':
"Enough already.  Cut off the free-shit money now!"

Hear, hear.
I'm all for that.
EXCEPT...
Unless you can get the Supreme Court to agree, your idea ain't goin' nowhere...
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Re: As Springfield's 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2026, 04:46:07 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on February 01, 2026, 04:38:15 pm
Hoodat be hollerin':
"Enough already.  Cut off the free-shit money now!"

Hear, hear.
I'm all for that.
EXCEPT...
Unless you can get the Supreme Court to agree, your idea ain't goin' nowhere...

The Supreme Court would have no issue if Congress were to act within its powers to cut off funding, and the President were to sign it. Yeah, I know: good luck with that.   
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