Andrea Castillo

What churches say is they have never sheltered criminals from deportation.

What churches say is they have never sheltered criminals from deportation.

The folks that they have invited into sanctuary have been people who had no criminal history, who had longstanding roots in the United States, and who they felt deserved protection from deportation.

The folks that they have invited into sanctuary have been people who had no criminal history, who had longstanding roots in the United States, and who they felt deserved protection from deportation.

He said, we have an executive order from God, not from politicians. And he went on to say that it would be a betrayal of what they consider the greatest commandment, which is to love your neighbor as yourself.

He said, we have an executive order from God, not from politicians. And he went on to say that it would be a betrayal of what they consider the greatest commandment, which is to love your neighbor as yourself.

What many religious leaders told me was that they suspect... they might see a return to the sort of underground railroad type of tactic where they are bringing people in to live in churches or church-affiliated buildings and not saying anything about it so that those folks can avoid arrest by immigration agents.

What many religious leaders told me was that they suspect... they might see a return to the sort of underground railroad type of tactic where they are bringing people in to live in churches or church-affiliated buildings and not saying anything about it so that those folks can avoid arrest by immigration agents.

What churches say is they have never sheltered criminals from deportation.

The folks that they have invited into sanctuary have been people who had no criminal history, who had longstanding roots in the United States, and who they felt deserved protection from deportation.

He said, we have an executive order from God, not from politicians. And he went on to say that it would be a betrayal of what they consider the greatest commandment, which is to love your neighbor as yourself.

What many religious leaders told me was that they suspect... they might see a return to the sort of underground railroad type of tactic where they are bringing people in to live in churches or church-affiliated buildings and not saying anything about it so that those folks can avoid arrest by immigration agents.