Church Offers Sanctuary and Town Rallies in Support of Immigrants Arrested by ICE in NJ
After two Indonesian immigrants were arrested by ICE in Metuchen, New Jersey, Thursday, and another avoided arrest by not answering his door, the Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale, senior co-pastor of the Reformed Church of Highland Park in New Jersey, talks about his church's work as a sanctuary for immigrants and refugees in the area. Plus, the new mayor of Metuchen, New Jersey, Jonathan Busch, calls in to discuss how the town is reacting to the ICE arrests.
Rev. @KaperDale talks about the Indonesian immigrants living & receiving sanctuary in his church in Highland Park, N.J., as @ICEgov arrested ppl nearby last week. pic.twitter.com/1kud8ER9FR
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 29, 2018
Rev. @KaperDale reports that 2 of the ppl staying in his church had their homes ransacked this weekend. "We believe there's bias in here."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 29, 2018
Brian asks if @ICEgov was involved in the home break-ins; Rev. @KaperDale says he's not sure, but that he actually blames Donald Trump, and the anti-immigrant atmosphere he's fostered, for this.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 29, 2018
New Metuchen Mayor Jonathan Busch calls in to talk more about the residents arrested by @ICEgov last week. "When it hits home like this...you wonder how far is this going to go? And at what cost will these plans be carried out?"
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) January 29, 2018
