Faith Leaders to Lead Palm Sunday March to North Dakota Capitol

The Rev. John Muhorana, who is Congolese, said the federal government’s immigration operations in Minneapolis have left his congregation in despair.

Muhorana said his church members are all legal U.S. residents, mostly naturalized citizens and a few green card holders.

But they’re not confident that status will protect them given widespread reports of immigration agents arresting U.S. citizens — including tribal citizens — as well as permanent residents and others legally living in the country. Across the U.S., immigration agents have detained asylum seekers and those with protected status under the Delayed Action for Childhood program. In one North Dakota case, attorneys alleged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a Grand Forks resident with refugee status.