Prayers were mixed with calls to action Wednesday night during an Elgin interfaith candlelight vigil held in response to what community leaders say have been “inhumane” ICE raids using military-style vehicles and a helicopter.

“We gather in prayer in unity and in love for our immigrant community,” said Amairani Jarvis, a community organizer for Centro de Información in Elgin. “We also gather in strength because while our people are being targeted because of the color of their skin, our culture and even the language we speak, we are not standing by quietly but we are rising together.”

Centro de Información and Elgin Cooperative Ministry organized the event at First Presbyterian Church of Elgin, which was attended by about 100 people.

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