Federal immigration policy changes under President Trump led to increased deportations and reduced funding for legal aid nonprofits. Faith leaders in El Paso express concern over the impact of these policies on humanitarian efforts, highlighting a climate of fear among immigrants. El Paso's Bishop Mark Seitz described the community's feelings as more than fear, calling it terror. Protests have emerged in response to immigration enforcement actions, including raiding sensitive locations like churches. U.S. Department of Homeland Security states they trust law enforcement to make common sense decisions regarding sensitive locations.
Six months into President Donald Trump's second term, sweeping changes to federal immigration policy have escalated deportations, cut millions of dollars in federal funding to nonprofits providing legal aid for immigrants, and revoked protections for sensitive spaces, including churches.
In El Paso, Texas, faith leaders and organizations that have long provided resources for migrants are raising alarms over new policies they say are instilling fear and undermining humanitarian efforts.
People are afraid to go out for groceries. They're afraid to go to church, said El Paso's Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz. I really don't believe fear adequately describes it. It's terror.
The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense.
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