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Churches Prepare to Shelter Immigrants From Trump

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Churches across the U.S. are worried their pews will be emptied out by Trump’s deportation plans—and some say they will become sanctuaries.

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If Donald Trump keeps all his campaign promises, thousands of churches could disappear.

That’s according to Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, who heads the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, an evangelical group with more than 40,000 affiliated congregations.

“The very viability of our churches—these are our church members,” he said.

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