Churches have a long history of being safe havens — for immigrants and others For centuries, houses of worship have served as havens for people needing refuge — and, ...

During Trump’s first term, Church World Service tracked more than 800 churches willing to offer sanctuary. From 2017 through 2020, there were at least 70 public cases of immigrants taking ...

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from entering churches or targeting migrants nearby, a change in policy that religious groups fought as a ...