A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into ... Survivors credited the city’s mayor and its citizens with providing sanctuary; helping people in need is both an Arab custom ...
“We had to dig through a bivouac from the 1948 war, including a live Syrian ... chapel in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Several Christian sects warily share the cavernous sanctuary, each ...
But some legal experts say churches and other once-safe spaces may still be able to count on support from their cities — in cases like New Haven, where they’re vocally sanctuary or welcoming ...
If mass deportations happen during his second term, Kaufman is ready to again open the church’s doors to those in need. “We will be ready if we need to stand as a sanctuary for anyone ...
Eight years ago, when Donald Trump first became president, a group of churches and synagogues across New Jersey vowed to offer sanctuary to immigrants who were seeking protection from deportation.
As a faith leader, I’ve been asked by church and community members about recent statements suggesting that the government might no longer respect churches as places of sanctuary. Specifically ...
(THE CONVERSATION) Shortly after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria in December 2024, reports emerged of mass graves being uncovered in liberated areas.
Undocumented people, most without a criminal history, sought safety within "sanctuary churches" across the nation during Trump's first presidency, when deportation actions were increased.
A new Trump directive tossed out longstanding rules that restricted federal immigration authorities from making arrests at churches and other so-called sensitive locations such as schools and ...