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The Sanctuary movement was a religious and political campaign in the United States that began in the early 1980s to provide safe haven for Central American refugees fleeing civil conflict. The movement was a response to federal immigration policies that made obtaining asylum difficult for Central Americans.
James A. "Jim" Corbett (October 8, 1933 – August 2, 2001) was an American rancher, writer, Quaker, philosopher, and human rights activist and a co-founder of the Sanctuary movement. He was born in Casper, Wyoming, and died near Benson, Arizona.
Hundreds of churches across the U.S. have joined the Sanctuary Movement where faith-based groups promise to protect undocumented immigrants.
The sanctuary movement challenges state power, argue the hosts of Sanctuary: On the Border Between Church and State. Review: A Podcast Exploring the History of Immigrant Sanctuaries (opinion) Skip ...
He was a member of the Sanctuary Movement and was a co-founder of the immigrant rights group No More Deaths. Rev. Fife served as a minister for 35 years at Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, a church with a strong focus on social justice issues. [1] In 1992 Fife was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA ...
On Feb. 7, several sanctuary cities, led by San Francisco and including Portland, New Haven, Santa Clara and Kings County, sued the Trump Administration, alleging that they are unlawfully coercing ...
These sanctuary-based organizations also engage in larger-scale advocacy work that allows them to reach immigrant populations beyond the communities they work in. According to a study done by the "New Sanctuary Movement" organization, at least 600,000 people in the United States have at least one family member in danger of deportation. [15]
With national attention on immigration, "sanctuary cities" are in the spotlight. "We've been involved, and they have aided, the process of bussing these migrants from tiny little border towns like ...