“I want to go to bed at night knowing that I have made a difference for my community, for people I care about, and for my country,” said the Rev. Jane Mauldin
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- The Rev. Jane Mauldin spends her free time in her car monitoring ICE activit in New Orleans
- She shares her information with social media groups to inform the community about federal immigration law enforcement in the area
- “I can’t sit at home with my puppy dogs and my hobbies because I believe our democracy is threatened,” she told MS NOW
When she is not ministering, a 71-year-old pastor and grandmother spends her time in her car following and monitoring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in New Orleans to keep her community informed.
“I have to act,” the Rev. Jane Mauldin, a minister affiliated with the North Shore Unitarian Universalists, based in Lacombe, La., told MS NOW in an interview posted on Wednesday, Dec. 10. “I can’t sit at home with my puppy dogs and my hobbies because I believe our democracy is threatened.”
Described by the outlet as an ICE verifier, Mauldin is part of Facebook and WhatsApp groups that respond to witness reports about ICE or Department of Homeland Security (DHS) activity in the community in real time…