immigration

Regarding the Licensing of Karnes Detention Center as a Childcare Center

To: Ms. Vanessa Crum ([email protected]) From: Rev. Traci Smith, San Antonio, TX RE: Karnes Residential Facility  . Dear Ms. Crum, I write to express my grief that your department is considering granting a license to the Karnes Family Detention facility, and to urge you to consider the implications of this. If you grant a childcare […]

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Mentor Monday: John Fife and the Sanctuary Movement #LetHildaStay

When Elias and I were looking at Northwood Presbyterian Church as a possibility for where God might be calling us to ministry, I started doing what any reasonable job seeker does: internet stalking. I read everything I could online about the congregation, and the Presbytery. One of the things that intrigued me was a flier

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An Immigration Policy We Can All Agree On: #EndChildDetention #EndFamilyDetention

I’ve been visiting a mother, Alicia* in family detention in Karnes City for a few months now. Family detention is the almost unbelievable practice of locking up young mothers and their children in prison. No matter what we think about the right of immigrants to cross the border without proper authorization, it’s hard to imagine

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