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The persecution of Abrego Garcia and other deported migrants reminds me of another Christian — German theologian Martin ������ö�������, who wrote the poem that begins, “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a socialist.”

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The prose is as famous as it is cliched, but ������ö�������’s message is the same one that we Christians take to heart during Holy Week.

As people frantically paraphrase Martin ������ö�������’s famous “First, they came for the socialists” poem in response to the detention and attempted deportation of activist Mahmoud Khalil, some have gotten bogged down in arguing which constituency they came for before Palestinians and campus protesters.

The oft-quoted German pastor Martin ������ö������� comes to mind, amended slightly: “first they came for the protestors…”.