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California diocese suspends Mass obligation for those with ‘genuine fear’ of ICE raids
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(OSV News) — Amid concern over immigration enforcement raids in the area, the bishop of San Bernardino, California, on July 8 issued a dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass for the faithful if they fear for their well-being.
The Trump administration rescinded in January long-standing restrictions on arrests at sensitive locations, including houses of worship, schools and hospitals.
The move was part of the Trump administration’s effort to enforce its hardline immigration policies.
Bishop Alberto Rojas previously denounced such immigration enforcement actions after ICE agents entered two Catholic parish properties in Montclair and Highland, detaining multiple people in the parking lot of St. Adelaide Church in Highland, California.
The Trump administration’s sensitive locations policy change, issued by the Department of Homeland Security, was among the Trump administration’s immigration actions criticized by the U.S. bishops’ conference.
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