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Sanctuary church

Rev. Ray Hammond says Bethel AME Church really has no choice but to provide sanctuary for an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador.

A black church in Boston says it’s called to be a sanctuary

Religion

Political activism is nothing new for the congregation at Bethel AME in Boston. But the congregation has decided to take on a new mission, by becoming a sanctuary church for a father facing deportation.

Beatriz Orduña Abarca at the United Methodist Church in North Hills in Los Angeles. Her husband was detained by US immigration officials last week. It is unknown whether he will be able to stay in the US or sent back to Mexico.

The sanctuary church movement is on the rise again in California

Justice