“The bishops, priests, nuns — and most importantly — lay women and men of Trump country did not wait for the instruction; they have been living it since the first week of January.”

“The most essential part of what we do, I believe, is just listen. We listen to their stories, we let them talk about the traumas they’re going through. This type of care restores a bit of human dignity,” Tomy said.

Daily pastoral visits to the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview began Friday, May 15 under a landmark agreement between faith and grassroots community leaders of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and ICE.

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On Holy Thursday afternoon, Father Juan Vargas knelt on the floor of the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility west of Chicago and washed the feet of a man in shackles. Sister Alicia Gutierrez, SH, distributed Communion. Father David Inczauskis, SJ, and Father Paul Joseph Keller, CMF, offered pastoral care to thirteen other detained migrants wearing handcuffs and ankle chains. Outside, fifty Catholic faithful stood in rain and heavy wind, praying the Rosary and singing, waiting for the pastoral delegation to emerge.

One of Chicago’s oldest churches is the spiritual home to Polish and Latine communities, who grapple with immigration raids in very different ways.

On Holy Thursday, April 3, 2026, following a preliminary injunction issued March 31, by U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman, a small delegation of clergy from CSPL entered the Broadview ICE facility to minister to 14 detainees inside, including washing their feet and giving them Communion.

Following Judge Gettleman’s 2nd preliminary injunction that individuals in detention have a right to pastoral care during Holy Week