Local church’s black flag installation honors ICE detainees who died in custody

By: Ashley Saari

Outlets: Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

Published: October 29, 2026

Words: 476

Last Updated: 1 week, 3 days ago

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Along the front lawn of the Jaffrey United Church, black flags flutter in the wind. Each bears the name and age, written in white, of someone who has died while being held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, detention in 2025 and 2026.

On a recent Sunday, Rev. Mark Koyama centered his sermon on the issue before the congregation helped raise the flags. The installation is inspired by prayer flags in the Tibetan Buddhist …

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