Diocese in the News

February 2026

• Religious leaders unite in NYC to denounce ICE enforcement – WPIX NYC
• New York leads Ash Wednesday prayer ‘bearing witness’ to immigration enforcement’s human impact – Episcopal News Service
• Hundreds Join N.Y. Ash Wednesday Procession for Migrants – Living Church
• Clergy demanding change to immigration enforcement policies – PIX11
• Religious leaders unite in NYC to denounce ICE enforcement – PIX11
• Clergy demanding change to immigration enforcement policies – PIX11

January 2026

• Vigil held for immigrants who died in ICE custody as council staffer detained – NY1
• Episcopal bishop advocates for Delaney Hall detainee on Christmas Eve -Daily Record NJ
• Episcopal bishop advocates for Delaney Hall detainee on Christmas Eve – MSN
• Neighbors say historic Westchester Square church is site of homeless encampment– News 12: The Bronx (Online)
• W. Va. Priest Protests Governor’s Immigration Policies – The Living Church
• Líderes religiosos se unen en apoyo a los inmigrantes en la ciudad – Spectrum Noticias
• Wall Street church resists contributing double to parish-share scheme – The Church Times
• Episcopal News Service: “Episcopalians ‘protest faithfully’ against authoritarian abuses, bearing Christian witness.”
• Spectrum News NY 1: “Vigil held for immigrants who died in ICE custody as council staffer detained“

Quotes:

• WOR-AM (Radio) “Following last week’s fatal ice involved shooting in Minneapolis, a vigil is planned to Columbus Circle later today for Renee Good, the victim of the shooting..”
• WABC-NY (Eyewitness News at Noon): “Tonight, Manhattan demonstrators plan to hold a vigil in Columbus Circle calling for the end to ice crackdowns..”
• WABC-AM: “..back in the city there’s a vigil that will be held tonight in Columbus Circle in Manhattan”
• WNBC- NY (News 4 New York at 6) : “Tonight, New Yorkers gathered in Columbus Circle to honor the life of Renee Nicole Good and other activists who died..”
• WXTV-TV (Univision) : “…terminó una vigilia en honor a las víctimas que han perdido la vida durante operativos de ICE..”
• WCBS-NY (CBS News 11): “..and closer to home, a vigil held for Renee Good at Columbus Circle in New York City. Faith leaders also honored 36 others..”
• 13 Laredo KYLX (CBS News Mornings, Laredo, Texas): “..the vigil was held at Columbus Circle. Faith leaders called it a moral witness to democracy..”