‘Not what our faith teaches’: Nashville faith groups host vigil outside Homeland Security office

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 595

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Several dozen people bundled in colorful coats, hats and scarves crowded the street in front of the Department of Homeland Security field office in Nashville on Friday to pray.

Ice from a devastating winter storm still clung to the branches of nearby trees and snow flurries blew through the air as nearly 30 clergy members led the crowd in a vigil honoring nine people whose deaths have been connected to immigration law enforcement this …

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