A rabbi was among 32 religious leaders arrested in San Diego, California, at the US border fence demonstrating in support of migrants from Central America.
About 400 people gathered at the Border Field State Park on Monday to support the migrants as part of a nationwide week of action called “Love Knows No Borders: A moral call for migrant justice.”
The American Friends Service, known colloquially as Quakers, sponsored the protest.
Several religious leaders, including a rabbi wearing a kippah and a tallit, led the protest into a restricted area in front of the border fence, where they were met by federal border control agents, who handcuffed them and arrested them. The agents wore riot gear, including bulletproof vests, and carried night sticks.
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Love Know No Borders: Over 200 faith leaders from many traditions and their supporters join AFSC in solemn walk to the U.S./Mexico border.We stand with the people of the migrant caravan, who seek a chance to live in safety and peace.
Posted by American Friends Service Committee on Monday, December 10, 2018
The rabbi offered the priestly blessing in Hebrew in support of the migrants, seen in a video on the Facebook page of the American Friends.
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