Last Thursday, UUA President Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt was arrested in Washington, D.C., alongside other people of faith while protesting the Department of Homeland Security budget.

Rev. Betancourt joined religious leaders at the U.S. Capitol Complex to oppose a budget that continues to fund ICE and Customs and Border Protection—agencies responsible for ongoing harm and violence in our communities. As she said earlier, there is no moral justification for a budget that deepens this damage.

Read more about action and Rev. Betancourt’s remarks in this UU World article.