When I finally got to synagogue, I entered the dark, empty sanctuary. I opened the doors ... the spiritual practice of meditating in an empty church. That adolescent moment had been the last ...

But ICE officials lacked a search warrant. Community activists took Aguirre to Augustana Lutheran Church in Northeast ...

Mayor Daniel Biss also spoke at the announcement. Woolf said the church’s decision to allow immigrants to seek sanctuary was a religious one. “What we proclaim today is that immigrants ...

For nearly three decades, Augustana Lutheran has offered sanctuary. Rev. W.J. Mark Knutson said it’s a key tenet of the church’s philosophy of social justice. “We’re not going to let ...