As mass deportations mount, Latino Latter-day Saints ask: Where is the church?
“They’re scared of losing Republican members,” says a Mexican convert.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Congregants sing a hymn at General Conference in early April 2026. A number of Latino and Latina Latter-day Saints want their church leaders to speak out more on U.S. immigration policies.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.