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January 23:
In the heart of an immigrant community in Dallas, the Rev. Owen Ross says his
United Methodist congregation of mostly immigrants embodies the scriptural
mandate to “love the foreigner as your native-born.”
Ross cites Leviticus 19:34 in talking about why
Christ Foundry United Methodist Mission
is one of some 60 United Methodist congregations standing ready to shelter
anyone under threat of deportation.
While there is no law against it, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has
an unofficial practice of not going into churches or hospitals to take
immigrants into custody.
https://www.umnews.org/en/news/united-methodist-churches-offer-sanctuary
December 27:
Sanctuary churches fight Trump's deportation surge
Dozens of churches across the US are taking in undocumented immigrants to fight
the uptick in deportations.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/sanctuary-churches-fight-trump-deportation-surge-171217120745656.html
-- 2018 --
Undated:
Sanctuary churches’ vow to shield immigrants from Trump crackdown
First came the mayors of New York, Chicago and Seattle declaring their cities
“sanctuaries” and saying they will protect undocumented immigrants from
President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport them.
Then thousands of students, professors, alumni and others at elite universities
including Harvard, Yale and Brown signed
petitions asking their schools to protect undocumented students from any
executive order.
Now, religious congregations, including churches and synagogues, are declaring
themselves “sanctuaries” for immigrants fleeing deportation.
https://nhclc.org/sanctuary-churches-vow-to-shield-immigrants-from-trump-crackdown/
January 11:
Sanctuary Churches Take in Immigrants and Take on Trump
With deportations on the rise, hundreds of houses of worship are joining the
resistance.
https://reason.com/archives/2018/01/11/sanctuary-churches-take-in-imm
February 17:
When Jesus Berrones feared Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were
about to deport him, the 30-year-old undocumented father of a 5-year-old boy
battling leukemia took
refuge inside a north Phoenix church.
ICE officers stayed away, although they most likely knew Berrones was at Shadow
Rock United Church of Christ. He was wearing an ICE-ordered GPS monitoring
bracelet around his ankle.
Three days later, ICE officials
granted Berrones a 1-year stay of removal after his case generated national
media attention. Berrones left the church the same day and returned home to his
five American children and U.S. citizen wife while his deportation case plays
out in immigration court.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2018/02/17/ice-immigration-customs-enforcment-arrest-undocumented-immigrants-living-sanctuary-churches/339281002/
February 27:
The Sanctuary Movement During the Trump Era, and What it Could Mean for Dreamers
With
ICE deportations
increasing
41 percent
in 2017,
sanctuary churches
and
synagogues
have
stepped up to
help protect undocumented immigrants from deportation. Since Trump took office,
at least
42 immigrants nationwide
have taken shelter inside sanctuaries.
The
national sanctuary movement —
completely different and distinct from “sanctuary
cities” — is comprised of over 800 faith communities and its
roots stem from the 1980s,
when Central American civil war political refugees were provided
protection by places of worship.
Sanctuary is not without risk for church leaders
— in the ‘80s, a handful were arrested for “harboring” undocumented immigrants,
though none served jail time. Sanctuary is not a solution; it’s a measure
calling attention to the case in question and
agitates for a legal resolution.
https://americasvoice.org/blog/sanctuary-movement-dreamers/
February 18:
As the heated public debate over gun control continues following the latest mass
shooting in Florida, a religious organization in the Poconos is going forward
with plans to hold an event later this month in which couples are encouraged to
bring assault rifles with them.
Sanctuary Church near Newfoundland in Wayne County announced plans for its
religious ceremony before the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in
Parkland, Florida on Valentine's Day.
The church plans to hold a benefit dinner for a gun rights organization on
February 24 called "President Trump Thank You Dinner."
A ceremony is scheduled for the following Wednesday where the church has
encouraged guests to bring assault rifles.
The church is run by the Moon family ...
https://wnep.com/2018/02/18/sanctuary-church-to-hold-gun-rights-dinner/
March 29:
Mother facing deportation finds sanctuary at church: 'It's not a house, but I
feel like I'm at home'
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-facing-deportation-finds-sanctuary-church-house-feel/story?id=54039448
May 31:
How North Carolina became a quiet leader in the sanctuary movement under Trump
https://fusion.tv/story/590531/how-north-carolina-became-a-quiet-leader-in-the-sanctuary-movement-under-trump/
July 17: What's a sanctuary church? A look
at the policy and its legality in US
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/whats-a-sanctuary-church-a-look-at-the-policy-and-its-legality-in-us
August 24: No One Is Safer. No One Is
Served.
An immigrant family hides from Donald Trump in a Connecticut church.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/no-one-is-safer-no-one-is-served
November 23: Undocumented man arrested after
leaving sanctuary for appointment at U.S. Immigration office, activists say
An
undocumented immigrant who has been taking sanctuary in a North Carolina
church for more than a year was taken into custody on Friday as he left the
church for a meeting at the U.S. Immigration office.
Samuel Oliver-Bruno, a 47-year-old Mexican national, had recently submitted a
petition for deferred action and was complying with a "procedural biometrics
appointment for a background check" with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
office in Morrisville, North Carolina, when he was
taken into custody, according to a statement from immigrant advocacy group
Alerta Migratoria NC.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/undocumented-man-arrested-leaving-sanctuary-appointment-us-immigration/story?id=59378153
November 27:
https://psmag.com/social-justice/the-north-carolina-sanctuary-church-residents-arrest-highlights-a-growing-divide-among-american-christians
November 28: The church
covenant makes it clear: The congregation is to be “a safe haven, free from
the fear of judgment, where wounds are healed, differences are celebrated and
inclusivity is intentional.”
Eighteen years ago, when they wrote that covenant, members of Umstead Park
United Church of Christ might not have imagined that “safe haven” might also
mean a place of sanctuary where a 39-year-old Mexican immigrant would take
refuge from the immediate threat of deportation.
But in hindsight, that covenant clause seems prophetic.
https://religionnews.com/2017/11/28/resisting-trump-churches-give-sanctuary-to-immigrants-facing-deportation/
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