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Reverend Mariah Tolgard says federal immigration raids have terrorized Minnesota communities
Summary
At a public hearing in Minnesota, Reverend Mariah Tolgard testified that federal immigration enforcement operations—she said involving 3,000 agents—have caused fear, disrupted schools and led to traumatic detentions in St. Paul, urging the committee to act.
Reverend Mariah Tolgard, senior pastor at Hamlin Church United Methodist in St. Paul, testified at a public hearing that federal immigration enforcement operations are terrorizing Minnesota communities and using "fraud in Minnesota" as a pretext for aggressive action. She told the committee she was speaking in her personal capacity as a pastor, a citizen and a mother.
Tolgard said the operations have included the deployment of "3,000 federal immigration enforcement agents" and alleged raids that have produced widespread fear: church members afraid to attend worship, postponed funerals, and families staying home rather than sending children to school. "In my church, members have been afraid to come to worship and have even postponed funerals," she said.
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