Feb 25, 2017 - Politics & Policy

Churches ready to shelter immigrants and sneak them into Canada

Gregory Bull / AP

Churches around the country are gearing up to shelter immigrants imperiled by raids and in what BuzzFeed calls a "modern-day underground railroad" also work to spirit people to Canada. Members of churches are also signing up to volunteer spaces in their homes to hide immigrants. BuzzFeed says more than 800 churches have signed up with the National Sanctuary Movement to support the effort.

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