Can churches provide legal sanctuary to undocumented immigrants? - News Summed Up

Can churches provide legal sanctuary to undocumented immigrants?


Emma Lozano and Ken Heintzelman have offered shelter to other undocumented immigrants who think their deportations are imminent. Since President Trump signed an executive order apparently beefing up immigration law enforcement, stories about undocumented immigrants seeking refuge at churches have emerged. Do undocumented immigrants have legal sanctuary at churches? John Fife of Arizona and other ministers and lay people were arrested on suspicion of harboring undocumented immigrants. Sanctuary city supporters argue, in part, that undocumented immigrants should be shielded from possible deportation when they report crimes.


Source: CNN February 17, 2017 14:21 UTC



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