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Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churches

  • Bishop Ebli De La Rosa emphasizes the need to "prepare for the worst and pray for the best" amid fears of immigration enforcement in churches.
  • Congregations are preparing three laypeople to take over if their pastors are deported, reflecting high anxiety in the community.
  • Agustin Quiles noted that many community members feel devastated and abandoned, including those who previously supported Donald Trump.
  • The National Association of Evangelicals expressed dismay, stating that these laws challenge the belief that churches are places of refuge.
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San Diego Union TribuneSan Diego Union Tribune

‘Church is a place of sanctuary’: San Diego faith leaders fear arrests in places of worship

From the tenth row of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Logan Heights came the inevitable question. “Can ICE come into the church?” one parishioner asked in Spanish. He and many others had stayed after Sunday Mass to learn more about some of the changes in immigration policy under the Trump administration, including the scope of what U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can do to conduct arrests or searches. “I imagine that’s something we’re a…

·San Diego, United States
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Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

Latin Evangelical Churches Fear Possible Application of Migration Laws in Cult Centers

Bishop Ebli De La Rosa says that his motto at this time is to “prepare for the worst and pray for the best.”

·Los Angeles, United States
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Spectrum Local NewsSpectrum Local News

Latino churches gear up for possible immigration enforcement

Community members, including many who supported Donald Trump in the last election cycle, now feel devastated and abandoned.

·United States
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Mississippi Free PressMississippi Free Press

Latino Churches Fear Immigration Enforcement in Sanctuaries

Several Latino evangelical churches in Florida and in the southeast United States are gearing up to protect their sacred spaces from immigration enforcement in their sanctuaries. They say while they respect law and order, their Biblical mandate and primary duty is to protect the vulnerable and marginalized. The post Evangelical Latino Churches Gear Up to Face Immigration Enforcement in Sacred Spaces appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

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PBS NewsHourPBS NewsHour

How Latino evangelical leaders are preparing for possible immigration enforcement in churches

Faith leaders representing thousands of Latino evangelical Christians in Florida and swaths of the Southeast worry about the sanctity of their sacred spaces, and the possibility of immigration raids and arrests.

·Washington, United States
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Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churches

A number of Latino evangelical churches in Florida and in the southeast United States are gearing up to protect their sacred spaces. A Trump administration's executive order threw out policies,

·United States
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The Columbian broke the news in Vancouver, United States on Friday, February 7, 2025.
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