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Fight Deportation: Others Promise and Housing Immigrants

fight deportation: Others promise or already are extending physical sanctuary by housing immigrants, according to Brandon Sun. In Brockton, a poor city of about 95,000 people south of Boston, four churches have pledged to take in immigrants fearful of being deported. To some churches, sanctuary means spiritual support or legal assistance to fight deportation. If you need a safe place, once you enter the doors of this building, you are safe, said the Rev. We will host you and take care of you for as long as it takes. Abraham Waya, pastor of Central United Methodist Church, who said his church can shelter as many as 100 people. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.