Protest

Mennonite congregations are calling on Target to take a stronger stand against federal immigration enforcement actions. Congregations from the Michiana area gathered outside Target’s Goshen location Saturday, carrying signs, singing hymns and calling for the defunding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“We gather in grief. We gather in community. We gather in hope,” said Carrie Bowie with the Michiana Alliance for Democracy.

“We want to honor and humanize the lives that were taken by ICE – have been taken by ICE – and to highlight the fact that we want this to stop,” said Carrie Bowie with the Michiana Alliance for Democracy, which is organizing the event.

South Bend residents will gather Wednesday to write letters opposing mid-decade redistricting, part of a statewide effort to push back on new map proposals.

Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker says the wording of state law, not emotions, dictates whether she can charge the Jayco RV workers, and she has determined she should not refile charges against 44-year-old John Lipscomb, 29-year-old Travis McKay and 31-year-old Arlin Hochstetler.

Protesters in communities across the region are preparing to rally Saturday as part of a national day of action organized under the banner “No Kings."

The organizer of the South Bend event says she's frustrated that Congress has done little to oppose the Trump Administration's dismantling of key federal programs.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Congressman Rudy Yakym’s office in Mishawaka on Friday, voicing frustration over his lack of town hall meetings and other concerns.

There were no arrests at Notre Dame on Thursday when dozens of protesters gathered to voice support for Palestine.

Mennonite communities across the nation protested at elected officials' houses calling for a ceasefire in Gaza