After recent ICE raids, sanctuary movement grows for immigrants here illegally
LA TimesFred Morris of North Hills United Methodist Church: “If ICE wants to come get them, they’re going to have to break down the church door.” Rev. That’s one reason Morris said he’s ready to defy Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials and offer his place of worship as a refuge for Central Americans facing imminent deportation to a region with escalating violence. “If ICE wants to come get them, they’re going to have to break down the church door.” Morris’ congregation is one of at least three in the Los Angeles area vowing in recent weeks to offer refuge to Central Americans with deportation orders — joining what advocates say is a growing number of pastors, preachers and nuns across the country in reviving the sanctuary movement. Critics of the sanctuary movement said they don’t expect the government to prosecute church leaders who take part, arguing that the Obama administration tends to cave in to immigrant rights advocacy groups.
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