The release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has pulled back the curtain on a tension Americans feel but rarely articulate clearly: how do we enforce immigration law firmly without trampling due process, court authority, and basic human dignity? This isn’t a left-wing question or a right-wing one. It’s an American question. And, for Christians, a deeply…
Reflecting on the Supreme Court’s ICE Raids Decision
On Monday, the Supreme Court delivered a 6–3 decision through its emergency docket, striking down limits that had been placed on immigration raids in Los Angeles and across parts of Southern California. A lower court had put those restrictions in place to keep Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from relying too heavily on things like…
Mercy Without Blindness: Considering President Trump’s Syria Sanctions Move
On June 30, 2025, President Trump revoked six executive orders related to sanctions on Syria, some dating back to the Bush and Obama years. This included the sweeping 2004 national emergency declaration and sanctions that targeted entire swaths of the Syrian economy. Those broad, economy-wide sanctions are now gone. Here’s what it does: Removes U.S.…
Law, Mercy, and the Migrant: Reflecting on the Supreme Court’s TPS Decision for Venezuelans
The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision affirming President Trump’s authority to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelan nationals. These individuals were originally granted protection due to the collapse of civil society in Venezuela—rampant political persecution, economic devastation, and violence that made safe return virtually impossible. For years, they’ve lived and…
Justice, Mercy, and Fiery Rhetoric: A Christian Conservative Take on Trump’s Rebuke of Clemency
Well, folks, it seems President-elect Donald Trump decided to make waves on Truth Social yesterday with a message that was, shall we say, anything but festive. In response to President Joe Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of 37 federal death-row inmates to life without parole, Trump told these individuals to "GO TO HELL!" Direct…
Balancing Justice and Mercy: Trump’s Proposed Deportation Plan
Donald Trump has proposed conducting "the largest deportation in American history" if re-elected, aiming to remove illegal immigrants who are part of migrant gangs and other groups he believes threaten national security. His plan includes invoking the Alien Enemies Act, a law dating back to 1798 that allows the President to arrest and deport noncitizens…
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