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Immigration

Social Concerns
A couple recounts the threats of violence that caused them to flee Mexico with their 1-year-old child in this 2018 file photo. The family took shelter at the Christ United Methodist Ministry Center in San Diego while seeking asylum. United Methodists continue to speak out against Trump administration policies that target undocumented immigrants. Photo by Mike DuBose, UM News.

Church advocates for at-risk immigrants
Church leaders offer words of warning, encouragement and some practical advice on what to do when ICE agents knock on church doors looking for people to deport.
Immigration
United Methodists have joined with Christian and Jewish groups in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security seeking to reverse the Trump administration’s policy allowing ICE to raid houses of worship. The religious groups say the policy is an intrusion on their ministry and worship. Image by Sergei Tokmakov, Esq., courtesy of Pixabay.

United Methodists join suit against Trump policy
United Methodists are among the Christian and Jewish bodies suing to prevent ICE agents from intruding on their ministry with immigrants and their worship.
Social Concerns
United Methodists in North Carolina and beyond say it’s important for Christians with opposing political views to seek common ground. That’s the idea behind the Western North Carolina Conference’s Purple Church Initiative, which aims to foster dialogue between conservative and progressive church members. Church image by Steven Kyle Adair; graphic by Laurens Glass, UM News.

Looking for middle ground in a divisive era
As President Trump returns to office, some United Methodists are preparing to respond to new policies on immigration, while others are hoping common ground is still possible among politically diverse members.
Immigration
Katie Taylor, legal director for Neighbors Immigration Clinic in Lexington, Ky., leads an “Asylum 101” workshop for members of the community who work with immigrants. Kentucky is among the top states for refugee resettlement in the U.S. The clinic is part of the Immigration Law and Justice Network, a United Methodist ministry that provides low-cost legal services to immigrants. Photo by Joey Butler, UM News.

Clinic helps immigrants navigate asylum process
Neighbors Immigration Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky — part of the United Methodist Immigration Law and Justice Network — is one of few legal resources for the state’s growing immigrant community.

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