Churches are facing prosecution for sheltering refugees
From Tucson's modest Southside Presbyterian Church to New York City's towering Riverside Church, more than 150 congregations across the country are currently defying federal law by appealing to a higher authority. All of them are offering what they consider the "age-old" right of sanctuary to illegal Central American refugees. This growing national ecumenical network, which objects to U.S. policy in Central America but justifies its own actions on humanitarian grounds, is triggering what may become a serious confrontation between church and state.
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