‘We have to listen to their voices and see their faces’
Pax Christi Florida, Catholics, ecumenical churches and advocates gather before Deportation Depot detention center Good Friday in solidarity of immigrants.
Jean Gonzalez, Florida Catholic Media staff | Apr 9, 2026
SANDERSON, Fla. | As some 80 people stood on state land, they could barely see the barbed wire and fencing of Baker Correctional Institution.
So after sharing a prayerful reflection of the Stations of the Cross — how oppression faced by immigrants mirrors Christ’s suffering — they walked the three-quarter mile trek to the prison, known now only as Deportation Depot, where immigrants are rounded up and housed until they are deported.
The people of many faiths walked in solidarity with the detained. They wanted the immigrants to know they were not forgotten. They were loved. Prayers were lifted for their plights. They hoped their prayers and sojourn might offer hope for the detainees.
