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Podcast: This Day (An America 250 History Show)
Episode: Sanctuary Churches vs Immigration Enforcement [2025 Favorite]
Description: We're bringing you some of our favorite episodes of 2025 while we get a holiday break -- and prepare for our big America250 series. See you in 2026!It's March 25th. This day in 1980, a church in Tucson announces that it will provide sanctuary to immigrants -- in open defiance of US law.Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss the roots of the church sanctuary movement, the conviction of eight leaders including Reverand John Fife, and the ongoing role of religious progressivism.Sign up for our newsletter! Find out more at thisdaypod.comAnd...