Source: In These Times
by Sarah Lazare
“With thousands of supporters behind them, roughly 100 faith leaders sang, ’Before this campaign fails, we’ll all go down to jail — everybody’s got a right to live,’ as they blocked a key road to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. It was an act of civil disobedience against federal immigration agents outside the busy Terminal 1 drop-off. Some of the faith leaders held signs showing photos of abducted members of Unite Here Local 17, which represents food service workers at the airport. It was late morning on January 23, and the crowd — including striking workers and union members, some of whom work at the airport — stayed outside in subzero temperatures to cheer on the faith leaders. Supporters passed around hand warmers and snacks to help sustain the crowd.’ (03/16/26)