Tag : sanctuary cities
Texas title : Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Stirs Up Controversy After Signing Law Banning 'Sanctuary Cities'
summary : Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has stirred up controversy after he signed a law that effectively bans sanctuary cities across the country's second most populous state.
date : May 08, 2017 12:26 PM EDT
Baylor University title : Baylor University Students Implore School to Become Sanctuary Campus
summary : Doctoral students in Baylor University's religion department launched an online petition asking administrators of the private Christian institution to join the growing "sanctuary campus" movement.
date : Feb 16, 2017 01:06 PM EST
Donald Trump and Reince Priebus title : Reince Priebus: Muslim Registry Not Part of The Plan But 'Better Vetting System' Needed
summary : Incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said creating a Muslim registry is not part of president-elect Donald Trump’s plan, but his team is working on a way to prevent radicalized terrorists from entering the country.
date : Nov 22, 2016 03:00 PM EST
New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia title : ‘Sanctuary Churches’ Promise to Shield Immigrants From Trump Ousting
summary : Leaders of religious congregations, including churches and synagogues, now are declaring themselves "sanctuaries" for immigrants fleeing deportation based on President-elect Donald Trump's threats to crackdown. These steps are being taken after New York, Chicago and Seattle mayors declared their cities "sanctuaries," as well as students, professors and alumni at elite universities, including Harvard, Yale and Brown, signed petitions asking their schools to protect undocumented students from any executive order.
date : Nov 20, 2016 10:21 AM EST