Appeals Court Ruling Puts Politics Over People, Says Sojourners President Jim Wallis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Michael Mershon, Director of Advocacy and Communications

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Sojourners Founder and President Jim Wallis released the following statement on the 5th circuit ruling:

November 10, 2015, WASHINGTON, DC – "Two judges have decided to put politics over people, and now millions of families are at risk of being senselessly torn apart by deportation. This decision is not justice. It is not what welcoming the stranger and caring for the least of these looks like.

"Christians must continue to fight alongside our immigrant brothers and sisters, many of whom are members of our churches, so that everyone can enjoy the flourishing that God intends for us all. We must continue to condemn the hateful rhetoric around immigration, we must continue the fight to fix our broken system by enacting comprehensive immigration reform, and we must continue to rally all people of faith to the cause.

"And we will continue to put politicians on notice: any attempt to deport millions of people will be met by massive civil disobedience by Christians and our allies."

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