Amo Convenes Local Faith Leaders to Call Out Trump’s ICE Attacks and Discuss Protecting Our Communities

Providence, RI – TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01) hosted Muslim, Jewish, and Christian faith leaders to strategize about how congregations and elected leaders can work together to protect against Trump’s violent ICE and Border Patrol invasion of our cities. 

“Trump’s masked agents are terrorizing our cities, inflicting fear, and inciting chaos, which is antithetical to the lesson of caring for your neighbor that I learned through my Catholic upbringing,” said Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI-01). “We have to stand up for the least among us, which is why I’m grateful to the wise council of these faith leaders who shared what they are doing to protect their communities from Trump’s attacks. I renewed my commitment to withhold funding from ICE and Trump’s Department of Homeland Security until there is real change and Secretary Noem is impeached and held accountable for her actions.”

“Our communities are afraid,” Mufti Ikram ul-Haq, Imam of Masjid Al-Islam in Smithfield. “ICE’s enforcement actions are terrifying to many I serve. I am grateful to Congressman Amo for convening this group of esteemed faith leaders to hear our concerns and find ways to work together to make sure every Rhode Islander, no matter their background, is safe.”

“Thank you to Congressman Amo for leading the fight against ICE violence,” said Rabbi Preston Neimeiser. “Our communities are not made safer by their brutal actions, and I look forward to continuing working with Congressman Amo to ensure our Jewish community and every Rhode Islander can live without fear of persecution.” 

“Caring for our neighbors is at the heart of our faith tradition,” said Jeremy Langill,  Executive Minister, RI State Council of Churches. “ICE and immigration agents are making our neighbors afraid. We are thankful to Congressman Amo for the conversation and commitment to stopping ICE’s abuses.”

“Our faith tradition tells us that migration is, as Bishop Lewandowski has said, in our DNA,” said Jim Jahnz, Secretary for Catholic Charities and Social Ministry for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence. “We continue to pray and advocate for immigration reform and just policies and procedures.  I am grateful that Congressman Amo has brought together fellow faith leaders to discuss how we can achieve our common moral imperative of keeping our neighbors safe.”

Background

Congressman Amo, voted no on funding Trump’s out of control ICE force and Department of Homeland Security. 

He also helped introduce articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to remove her from power and begin the process of holding her accountable for egregious abuses of power resulting in the death of two American citizens at the hands of immigration agents in Minneapolis. 

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