NBC News reported back in mid-December that President-elect Donald Trump is planning to remove a long-standing policy that stops Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting undocumented immigrants from sensitive places like churches, schools, hospitals, and events like funerals, weddings and public protests.
The initiative would align with the upcoming administration's plans to conduct mass deportation and give ICE more power to arrest undocumented migrants swiftly. "A lot of churches, faith communities are very concerned that there could be backlash," said a deacon at a church in Arizona to the outlet, foreshadowing what could eventually be a sentiment shared by congregations across the country.
