These evangelical leaders say their belief in the dignity of each human life compels them to protect vulnerable detainees from COVID-19.
ICE has said it is reviewing its detained population and releasing people who have a high risk for severe illness if they contract COVID-19. As of April 6, ICE had identified more than 160 people for release, according to the agency’sIn their letter, the evangelical leaders point out that most individuals detained by ICE in recent months either haven’t been convicted of any crimes or have only minor, nonviolent offenses.
Hyepin Im, president of the Asian American Christian group Faith and Community Empowerment, said that her “Christian commitment to affirming the dignity of each human life” compelled her to speak up. Although evangelicals of color are a rapidly growing subset, most American evangelicals are white , according to the Public Religion Research Institute.repeatedly shown that white evangelicals express the most conservative positions on immigration of any American religious group. They are particularly likely to say undocumented immigrants should be deported, to support building a wall along the U.S.
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