Texas Faith Groups Urge Abbott to Curb ICE After 3 Deaths
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Updated · FOX 26 Houston · Jul 22
Texas Faith Groups Urge Abbott to Curb ICE After 3 Deaths
3 articles · Updated · FOX 26 Houston · Jul 22
Summary
Texas Impact and allied faith communities pressed Governor Greg Abbott and legislative leaders at the Texas Capitol to end what they called ICE violence and impose state oversight of immigration enforcement in Texas.
Three deaths — Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, Joan Sebastián Guerrero in Maine and Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán in Florida — drove the appeal, according to the group.
Christian and Jewish organizations joined the call, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and the National Council of Jewish Women.
The demand widens pressure on Texas officials by framing immigration enforcement not only as a federal issue but as one requiring state scrutiny and accountability.