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Fallout From Federal Law Enforcement Operations in Central Coast Region Continue Monday | News Channel 3-12
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 13 – Religious leaders in Los Angeles organize sanctuary policies and legal trainings to protect undocumented immigrants amid rising federal immigration raids, impacting thousands, advocacy groups say.
- In recent weeks, Pastor Caleb Crainer began developing a response plan at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in west Los Angeles, in case immigration enforcement agents arrive.
- Religious leaders in Los Angeles acted before President Donald Trump’s return to office in January, they began efforts months earlier due to the tone and rhetoric of the 2024 presidential campaign.
- Pastor Caleb Crainer said his congregation distributed `know your rights` brochures in English and Spanish, placed pink binders with response plans, court order examples, and key phone numbers, and practiced role-play exercises.
- Amid fears of immigration enforcement, the Catholic bishop of San Bernardino County granted a special dispensation from mass, church pews have thinned, and federal raids have driven many undocumented Latinos to stay home.
- Amid ongoing enforcement, some churches have shifted services online and expanded rapid response training, and Jennifer Gutierrez, executive director of Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, says congregations will continue partnering with clergy, lawyers and immigrant rights groups to support immigrant communities.
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