Sanctuary Congregations Have Doubled Since Trump Election, Say Faith Leaders | Sojourners

Sanctuary Congregations Have Doubled Since Trump Election, Say Faith Leaders

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More than 800 congregations have declared themselves sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants, about double the number since Election Day.

Leaders of the sanctuary movement say the pace of churches, and other houses of worship, declaring themselves sanctuaries has quickened, in the days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Jan. 20.

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