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ELCA New Jersey Bishop Addresses Impact of Immigration Raids on Children

"The daily impacts in our communities, homes and workplaces from random searches that result in deporting parents and splitting up families are taking their toll on churches, local governments and social services agencies, not to mention the children," said Riley, who cited several examples from his synod and from the report "Locking Up Family Values: The Detention of Immigrant Families," released in February by Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, (LIRS), Baltimore, and the Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children.

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