New Sanctuary Movement
Stay of removal issued for three immigrants who resided in ‘sanctuary’
By Jack Jenkins — December 30, 2021
(RNS) — Two of the immigrants had already left sanctuary, but one has been living at a Unitarian church for nearly three years.
She spent three years in church sanctuary. A new documentary tells her story.
By Yonat Shimron — September 17, 2021
(RNS) — Espinal, who is married and has three adult children, had been living in the United States since she was 16.
As Biden floats immigration plan, Edith Espinal leaves 3-year stint in sanctuary
By Yonat Shimron — February 18, 2021
(RNS) — The 43-year-old Mexican native was allowed to go home on the same day President Joe Biden unveiled his immigration overhaul to Congress.
Their hopes dashed by a Texas judge, immigrants living in churches wait for a reprieve
By Yonat Shimron and Jack Jenkins — January 29, 2021
(RNS) — Now that a Texas judge has barred part of President Biden's deportation moratorium, immigrants living in church sanctuary are searching for solutions. Thirty lawmakers want to help.
ICE apprehension on church grounds violated federal policy, say faith leaders
By Jack Jenkins — September 21, 2020
BALTIMORE (RNS) — The incident is the latest example of escalating tensions between faith-based sanctuary movement activists and the Trump administration.
Castro visits woman taking sanctuary in a church; other Dem candidates voice support
By Jack Jenkins — October 15, 2019
(RNS) — Castro, who is Catholic, told church members that they were doing 'the Lord’s work' by offering sanctuary to Edith Espinal.
ELCA declares self a ‘sanctuary church body,’ marches to ICE building in Milwaukee
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 7, 2019
MILWAUKEE (RNS) — 'Marching is fun, words are great, but action makes a difference,' Bishop Paul Erickson of the Greater Milwaukee Synod said.
Iraqi refugee in New Mexico leaves church sanctuary after two years
By Aysha Khan — July 1, 2019
(RNS) — The 66-year-old Muslim refugee from Iraq, who has lived in the U.S. for decades and trained tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers, spent two years inside an Albuquerque church’s basement seeking sanctuary from deportation.
Immigration officials accused of targeting faith leader and religious groups
By Jack Jenkins — March 20, 2019
(RNS) — A November 2018 clash between government agents and protestors at the U.S.-Mexican border, officials say, has prompted investigation that has caught up clergy and other faith-based activists.
As immigrants come north, ‘Let Our Families Go’ caravan heads for border tent city
By Eric Berger — November 14, 2018
(RNS) — The goal of the trip, an organizer said, is to 'raise our voices and ensure that indefinite detention of asylum seekers does not happen.'
An ethical analysis of the ‘New Sanctuary Movement’
By David P. Gushee — March 19, 2017
Are advocates of the New Sanctuary Movement meaning to call for civil disobedience?
Ohio mosque is first to join sanctuary movement
By Kimberly Winston — January 23, 2017
(RNS) The move came on the eve of the inauguration of Donald Trump, who made anti-immigrant rhetoric and a Muslim registry part of his campaign.
Welcoming the stranger, even if it’s against the law (COMMENTARY)
By Shane Claiborne — October 2, 2014
(RNS) Jesus says that when we welcome the stranger we welcome him. To God’s question: "When I was a stranger, did you welcome me?" we are not going to say: "Sorry, God. Congress wouldn't let us."
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