Churches Under Siege: GOP Senators Back ICE Raids on Sacred Spaces

Plus, digging into 'droit d'asile'—the medieval French law Senator Cassidy mentioned that made churches sanctuaries from the king.

Good Sunday to you! I've been spending days reporting on what is happening on immigration here and on social media, and spent most of the weekend on it, too. There is a lot to say. But because it’s Sunday, let’s go with churches— 

We asked 41 senators this week about immigration. The thing that blew my mind the most were how many supposedly Christian GOP senators told me they were fine with churches being targed by ICE.

Of the fourteen Republicans we asked, only Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) stood up for churches, and she didn't waffle: “I think the specter of raids at places of worship is unacceptable."

Despite the vehement opposition of faith leaders from many Christian denominations, including the Council of Catholic Bishops, the rest of Murkowski’s fellow GOP senators showed no mercy excepting one — 

Breaking down ‘droit d'asile’

Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana alluded to a medieval law in France that prohibited the king from arresting someone at the altar. We did some research. The law t…