What would Jesus do about ICE?

What would Jesus do about ICE?

From THE UN-SILENT CHURCH by Roosevelt Community Church

February 3, 2026 · 40 min · Season 5 · Episode 57

About this episode

The episode discusses how Christians should respond to the actions of ICE amidst fear and division.

When immigration & customs enforcement (ICE) is marked by fear, violence, and dehumanization, how should Christians respond? As ICE raids continue to dominate the headlines and widen division, in this episode we try to take a step back to ask what faithfulness to God looks like in this moment. There's definitely tension between respecting the law, loving the foreigner and immigrant, and speaking truth to power; also refusing false dichotomies offered by political extremes to consider what justice, compassion, and love in action actually require. If you want more context about what's happening, included is further reading to get your started. Biblical precedent for how God sees foreigners and Immigrants: Leviticus 19:33-34 Leviticus 23:22 ---------- VISIT US IN PERSON Roosevelt Community Church 924 N 1st St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 Sunday Service: 10:00 AM rooseveltchurch.org CONNECT WITH US: 📧 Newsletter: Text "newsletter" to 855-834-2593 📝 Want to connect with us? Start here: roosevelt.church/connect 💚 Support the work at RCC: roosevelt.church/give FOLLOW US: Instagram: instagram.com/rooseveltchurch Facebook: facebook.com/rooseveltchurch TikTok: tiktok.com/@rooseveltchurch LISTEN…

People in this episode

Host: Roosevelt Community Church

Topics covered

  • immigration
  • Christian response
  • justice
  • compassion
  • law
  • foreigners
  • dehumanization

Keywords

  • ICE
  • immigration
  • Christianity
  • justice
  • compassion
  • law
  • foreigners

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE

Books & works: Leviticus 19:33-34, Leviticus 23:22

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