'There really is no escape': Faith leaders help immigrants face court as ICE arrests rise

'There really is no escape': Faith leaders help immigrants face court as ICE arrests rise

(RNS) — San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Felipe Pulido noticed the way a father held his young daughter and stood close to his wife and teenage daughter in the courtroom. The love and care they had for each other was palpable on Tuesday (Aug. 12), when Pulido accompanied the asylum-seeking family for an immigration court hearing. “As an immigrant, I got emotional because of that connection I have with my own family — I put myself in his shoes,” said t…