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While the Trump administration’s threat of mass deportations throughout major U.S. cities didn’t seem to materialize in Long Beach on Sunday, empty pews at local churches signified fear that appears to be mirrored throughout the country.

A morning mass at a North Long Beach church usually filled with more than 200 Latino parishioners today had only about 40 congregants, immigrant rights activist Norbeto Lopez said.

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