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Words On Fire With Fred Garcia
By Ray Kirstein — April 6, 2024
State of Belief host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush talks with crisis communication expert Helio Fred Garcia, author of the book "Words on Fire: The Power of Incendiary Language and How to Confront It"
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.
Federal court protects woman who took sanctuary in a church from deportation
By Yonat Shimron — February 28, 2020
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (RNS) — A woman who fled Honduras after her partner stabbed her multiple times and has lived in church sanctuary for nearly two years is entitled to stay in the United States, a panel of federal judges ruled.
Pastor pledges safety for immigrants at Miami Trump event
By The Associated Press — December 30, 2019
MIAMI (AP) — The pastor of a Miami megachurch that will host President Donald Trump at a rally this week is guaranteeing that parishioners who entered the U.S. illegally won't risk deportation by attending.
Muslim refugee teen previously blocked from US arrives on Harvard campus
By Aysha Khan — September 3, 2019
BOSTON (RNS) — The organization that granted the teen a scholarship said that the U.S. Embassy in Beirut had reissued a visa for him after reviewing his case.
Sanctuary churches’ rocky relations with ICE strained after arrest of undocumented man
By Yonat Shimron — November 29, 2018
(RNS) — Churches that provide sanctuary to people at risk of deportation are doubling down on security and wondering how best to deal with ICE.
Heeding the sacred call to give sanctuary to the vulnerable
By Traci Blackmon — April 18, 2018
(RNS) — Our immigration enforcement agencies are becoming agents of family separation.
Paul Ryan faces an urgent moral challenge
By John Gehring — February 6, 2018
(RNS) — More than 100 young immigrants a day lose protection and the ability to work legally. House Speaker Paul Ryan is now the most important leader in determining their future.
Man who spent year in church to avoid deportation walks free
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 11, 2017
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Javier Flores Garcia's attorney says his client has been granted deferred action, which allows him to live and work in the country.
Judge blocks deportation of Chaldeans and other Iraqis
By Niraj Warikoo — June 22, 2017
DETROIT (Detroit Free Press) Supporters say the immigrants would face persecution in Iraq since many of them are Christians.
Chaldeans in US: Why aren’t more Christians speaking out against deportations to Iraq?
By Lauren Markoe — June 15, 2017
(RNS) They're frustrated by evangelicals who have expressed outrage over the persecution of Christians in the Middle East but who have been silent about the Chaldeans who face deportation.
Tech employees vow not to help Trump surveil Muslims
By David Gibson — December 14, 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) Drawing comparisons to the Holocaust and the internment of Japanese Americans, the employees signed an open letter rebuking ideas floated by Trump.
‘Sanctuary churches’ vow to shield immigrants from Trump crackdown
By Yonat Shimron — November 18, 2016
PHILADELPHIA (RNS) An undocumented Mexican and father of three has taken refuge in a United Methodist Church here. It's one of a small but growing number of U.S. congregations willing to harbor immigrants facing deportation.
Immigrant families’ lives, nation’s values hinge on court’s ruling (COMMENTARY)
By Yonat Shimron — April 20, 2016
(RNS) A Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Texas will have enormous consequences for immigrant families and our nation’s values. Will the court's action keep these families together or tear them apart?
Girl gives letter to pope, fears her parents will be deported
By Garrett W. Haake — September 24, 2015
Sophie Cruz said she is an American citizen, but her parents are both undocumented immigrants from Mexico. The family traveled to Washington as part of an organized advocacy push for immigration reform.
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