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A Mexican father who hid out in a North Carolina church for close to a year to avoid deportation was detained when he attended an appointment with immigration officials. Samuel Oliver-Bruno, 47, had a scheduled meeting Friday at a Raleigh-area immigration office to provide fingerprints and discuss a petition to delay his deportation, so that he could stay in the country with his wife and son, who is a US citizen, local outlets reported. About 20 minutes after he walked into the office, plainclothes US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested him. The CityWell United Methodist Church’s pastor, Cleve May,...

There's a problem in Fallbrook, and it's not with the local peaceful protesters. The town's Catholic church, St. Peter's, has decided that U.S. immigration laws don't apply to them. This church operates a formal day labor hiring center for known illegal aliens in their driveway 50 feet from their preschool and playground. Monday through Saturday, St. Peter's aids and abets dozens of illegal aliens (felony), assists them to find employment (felony) and encourages parishioners to hire the illegal aliens (another felony). Father Bud Kaicher knows this, yet he openly proclaims that the church's laws trump our immigration laws, which are...

I received this e-mail from my church's message topics. --------------------------------------------------------- Mexican Consulate at Iglesia del Pueblo Tell your Spanish-speaking friends that the Mexican Consulate will be at Iglesia del Pueblo next week, Thursday - Saturday, July 25-28, 9:00 am-3:00 pm, Fellowship Hall. The Consulate will be assisting the local Hispanic population with certificates, passports and other important services. For more information and requirements, call the Consulate's office ------------------------------------------------------ The church takes the Bible seriously. The pastors are quite vocal in speaking out on social issues (gay marriage and abortion). However, they do have a soft spot for Hispanics. For me,...