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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

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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/

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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

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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:
The North Carolina Sanctuary Church Resident's Arrest Highlights a Growing Divide Among American Christians

While many Christians are struggling to offer immigrants sanctuary, others are in favor of the Trump administration's immigration policies.
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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