New York Church Provides Sanctuary for Undocumented Immigrants | Sojourners

New York Church Provides Sanctuary for Undocumented Immigrants

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The Trump administration’s hard-line stance on undocumented immigrants is polarizing: People have responded with either “throw the bums out” or “have a heart.” But the question of whether faith communities can legally offer the undocumented physical sanctuary — sheltering them in churches, synagogues, and mosques to keep them from immigration authorities — is not so cut and dry. 

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