Newsweek – As pastors and spiritual leaders, we sit with families in tears, fearing they will be separated from their children. From El Paso to Miami, Catholic parishes to Southern Baptist churches and beyond, our faith communities are filled with long-settled immigrant families now living in fear.

Without creating panic, we must acknowledge that these fears are real—and act now to prevent lasting harm.

The Trump administration’s efforts to end temporary protected status and humanitarian parole for approximately two million people have put many immigrants with legal status at risk of becoming undocumented. At the same time, ICE is targeting individuals and families who have lived peacefully in our communities for years, often decades, for detention and deportation.

Read more here.