Chicago faith leaders recount harm from immigration agents: ‘Prayers and thoughts was not going to stop ICE’

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Jan. 23, 2026, 10:01 a.m.
Last Updated Jan. 23, 2026, 10:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/23/chicago-faith-leaders-ice/

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John-Michael Villarreal, a bishop and former high school teacher, was teaching a five-person advanced Spanish class in the Chicago area last year when he noticed his students weren’t acting like their usual, upbeat selves. Villarreal said he asked the students, all native Spanish speakers who have ...