Prosecutorial discretion for deferred action by US Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Los Angeles office
*PLEASE INCLUDE AFFILIATION IN YOUR COMMENT. Feel free to include your personal story. Signatures from southern Californian pastors and Christian leaders are especially encouraged. Signing does not necessarily reflect an endorsement from your affiliated institution.*
As evangelical and other Christian leader across the partisan divide, we follow a Lord who told us in Matthew 25 that our actions towards the most vulnerable affect Him directly. Matthew 25:35 reads “I was a stranger and you welcomed me, in prison and you visited me.”
We know that our immigration and criminal justice systems are seriously flawed, often resulting in the unnecessary and unjust separation of families. We are deeply concerned when proposed policies threaten to worsen the plight of vulnerable children and their families. We are thankful when we encounter regulations that are logical and humane.
We support the existing policies covering prosecutorial discretion for deferred action as opposed to the broader enforcement priorities potentially implied by the January Executive Order, and the maintenance of sensitive zones in churches and schools. We agree that enforcement resources should be prioritized for public safety and security. We believe that in Southern California we can all work together to maintain a community where immigrant contributions are welcomed and respected, and the well-being of families supported.
We are praying for you. Blessings.
Matthew25 SoCal
Updates
February 18, 2017
I am currently coordinating with local leadership to present these signatures directly to the Los Angeles ICE field office. Please contact your local representative today and demand they support our call for prosecutorial discretion. We need to keep the pressure on until they explain exactly how they plan to protect families in our community.
February 18, 2017
Our message reached a critical threshold of support this week and the momentum is clearly building. Now is the time to turn this energy into direct action by calling your local congressional representative to demand accountability from ICE.
Reached 100 supporters
February 18, 2017
45 Comments
as an associate pastor (in LA's eastside where 50% of our residents are immigrants) who is responsible for studying, practicing, and teaching God's word, I am convinced that the overall tenor of scripture would favor mercy over judgement as it regards the immigrant (Levitcus 19:34, Exodus 23:9, Isaiah 16:3, Isaiah 49:6-7, Ruth 1:15-17, Matthew 2:13-15, Matthew 25:34-40, Ephesians 2:12, and Hebrews 13:2 to name a few). As those made in the image of God, it is our responsibility to love our neighbors in our communities (no matter how different) as we would ourselves.
Jesus loves the refugee, and we should welcome them with open arms, not closed borders and scare tactic rhetoric.
Member Church of the Redeemer, South LA; Student Fuller Theological Seminary; Servant Partners
I live in Los Angeles, and am a member of Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kenosha, WI.
Last night I attended an immigration forum hosted by Assemblymember Ian Calderon and the Immigration Resource Center of San Gabriel Valley. The mood was fearful and grim. Please do what you can to alleviate the fear that immigrants and families are living under.
Associate Pastor at Central Avenue Church
Mountainside Communion Church, Monrovia, CA
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Prosecutorial discretion for deferred action by US Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Los Angeles office
*PLEASE INCLUDE AFFILIATION IN YOUR COMMENT. Feel free to include your personal story. Signatures from southern Californian pastors and Christian leaders are especially encouraged. Signing does not necessarily reflect an endorsement from your affiliated institution.*
As evangelical and other Christian leader across the partisan divide, we follow a Lord who told us in Matthew 25 that our actions towards the most vulnerable affect Him directly. Matthew 25:35 reads “I was a stranger and you welcomed me, in prison and you visited me.”
We know that our immigration and criminal justice systems are seriously flawed, often resulting in the unnecessary and unjust separation of families. We are deeply concerned when proposed policies threaten to worsen the plight of vulnerable children and their families. We are thankful when we encounter regulations that are logical and humane.
We support the existing policies covering prosecutorial discretion for deferred action as opposed to the broader enforcement priorities potentially implied by the January Executive Order, and the maintenance of sensitive zones in churches and schools. We agree that enforcement resources should be prioritized for public safety and security. We believe that in Southern California we can all work together to maintain a community where immigrant contributions are welcomed and respected, and the well-being of families supported.
We are praying for you. Blessings.
Matthew25 SoCal
Updates
February 18, 2017
I am currently coordinating with local leadership to present these signatures directly to the Los Angeles ICE field office. Please contact your local representative today and demand they support our call for prosecutorial discretion. We need to keep the pressure on until they explain exactly how they plan to protect families in our community.
February 18, 2017
Our message reached a critical threshold of support this week and the momentum is clearly building. Now is the time to turn this energy into direct action by calling your local congressional representative to demand accountability from ICE.
Reached 100 supporters
February 18, 2017
45 Comments
I am a pastor in a multicultural church with a large percentage of people who fall into this category. Please protect them and their kids.
as an associate pastor (in LA's eastside where 50% of our residents are immigrants) who is responsible for studying, practicing, and teaching God's word, I am convinced that the overall tenor of scripture would favor mercy over judgement as it regards the immigrant (Levitcus 19:34, Exodus 23:9, Isaiah 16:3, Isaiah 49:6-7, Ruth 1:15-17, Matthew 2:13-15, Matthew 25:34-40, Ephesians 2:12, and Hebrews 13:2 to name a few). As those made in the image of God, it is our responsibility to love our neighbors in our communities (no matter how different) as we would ourselves.
Jesus loves the refugee, and we should welcome them with open arms, not closed borders and scare tactic rhetoric.
Member Church of the Redeemer, South LA; Student Fuller Theological Seminary; Servant Partners
I live in Los Angeles, and am a member of Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kenosha, WI.
Last night I attended an immigration forum hosted by Assemblymember Ian Calderon and the Immigration Resource Center of San Gabriel Valley. The mood was fearful and grim. Please do what you can to alleviate the fear that immigrants and families are living under.
Associate Pastor at Central Avenue Church
Mountainside Communion Church, Monrovia, CA
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