Shumita Basu

Kenia told WSB-TV in Atlanta that her husband had never been in trouble with the law and that he was given the ankle monitor when he and the family sought asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border two years ago after leaving their home country of Honduras, where she says they were threatened by gangs.

Kenia told WSB-TV in Atlanta that her husband had never been in trouble with the law and that he was given the ankle monitor when he and the family sought asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border two years ago after leaving their home country of Honduras, where she says they were threatened by gangs.

Kenia told WSB-TV in Atlanta that her husband had never been in trouble with the law and that he was given the ankle monitor when he and the family sought asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border two years ago after leaving their home country of Honduras, where she says they were threatened by gangs.

She also said he was the only one in the family with a work permit, and she worries that she and her children will be threatened with deportation now, too. WSB-TV reached out to Ice to confirm why he had an ankle monitor, but Ice said they couldn't provide a specific reason and they issue monitors on a case-by-case basis. This case and the threat of others like it has houses of worship worried.

She also said he was the only one in the family with a work permit, and she worries that she and her children will be threatened with deportation now, too. WSB-TV reached out to Ice to confirm why he had an ankle monitor, but Ice said they couldn't provide a specific reason and they issue monitors on a case-by-case basis. This case and the threat of others like it has houses of worship worried.

She also said he was the only one in the family with a work permit, and she worries that she and her children will be threatened with deportation now, too. WSB-TV reached out to Ice to confirm why he had an ankle monitor, but Ice said they couldn't provide a specific reason and they issue monitors on a case-by-case basis. This case and the threat of others like it has houses of worship worried.

For centuries, churches, temples and mosques have functioned as sanctuaries, giving safe harbor to people who were enslaved, people during the Vietnam War who resisted the draft, and in modern times, people facing deportation. But in one of his first actions as president, Trump revoked a ban on immigration arrests in sensitive places, including schools, hospitals and churches.

For centuries, churches, temples and mosques have functioned as sanctuaries, giving safe harbor to people who were enslaved, people during the Vietnam War who resisted the draft, and in modern times, people facing deportation. But in one of his first actions as president, Trump revoked a ban on immigration arrests in sensitive places, including schools, hospitals and churches.

For centuries, churches, temples and mosques have functioned as sanctuaries, giving safe harbor to people who were enslaved, people during the Vietnam War who resisted the draft, and in modern times, people facing deportation. But in one of his first actions as president, Trump revoked a ban on immigration arrests in sensitive places, including schools, hospitals and churches.

And the president has suggested, without evidence, that churches are harboring dangerous criminals.

And the president has suggested, without evidence, that churches are harboring dangerous criminals.

And the president has suggested, without evidence, that churches are harboring dangerous criminals.

That's Andrea Castillo, a federal immigration reporter for the LA Times, who's been speaking with faith leaders in California.

That's Andrea Castillo, a federal immigration reporter for the LA Times, who's been speaking with faith leaders in California.

That's Andrea Castillo, a federal immigration reporter for the LA Times, who's been speaking with faith leaders in California.

Here's how one religious leader put it to her.

Here's how one religious leader put it to her.

Here's how one religious leader put it to her.

In the wake of Trump's order, places of worship have been preparing for the possibility of arrests by ICE agents by educating their congregants about their rights. In some cases, faith leaders have accompanied migrants for check-ins with immigration officers. And many, Castillo says, are prepared to do more to protect their community.

In the wake of Trump's order, places of worship have been preparing for the possibility of arrests by ICE agents by educating their congregants about their rights. In some cases, faith leaders have accompanied migrants for check-ins with immigration officers. And many, Castillo says, are prepared to do more to protect their community.