Religious institutions have been designated “no go” spots under Obama too which many illegal immigrants find sanctuary. Now under a new Administration, the rules are about to change – PB/TK
Faith leaders organize ‘underground railroad’ to hide illegal aliens from Trump’s deportation – Carlos Garcia
CNN reported on a secret network being organized in California by faith leaders to hide illegal aliens from immigration officers, and it’s being compared to the “underground railroad” that spirit away runaway slaves to freedom before the Civil War.
“It’s hard as a Jew not to think about both all the people who did open their doors and their homes and take risks to safeguard Jews in moments where they were really vulnerable,” said one man who spoke anonymously about his home being used as a safe house. “As well as those that didn’t. We’d like to be the people who did.”
White sheets on the bed and the clean, adjacent full bathroom bear all the markers of an impending visit. The man, who asked not to be identified, pictures an undocumented woman and her children who may find refuge in his home someday.
The man says he’s never been in trouble before and has difficulty picturing that moment. But he’s well educated and understands the Fourth Amendment, which gives people the right to be secure in their homes, against unreasonable searches and seizures. He’s pictured the moment if ICE were to knock on his door
“There’s some element of we’re entering into territory that I don’t know exactly what the consequences are,” he said about possibly breaking the law to harbor illegals, “but I think I know what the moral consequences are for me if we don’t act. Like this isn’t a moment to be standing idly by.”
Continue to theblaze.com article: http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/02/23/faith-leaders-organize-underground-railroad-to-hide-illegal-aliens-from-trumps-deportation/
