In the first episode of the new season of ELCA Advocacy’s Here I Pod, Regina Banks speaks with Mary Campbell, program director of AMMPARO, the the ELCA’s strategy to accompanying migrants with protection, advocacy, representation and opportunities. Campbell provides crucial updates regarding how ELCA congregations are being impacted by this administration’s immigration actions, including rescinding the sensitive locations policy, which has had a chilling effect on people’s ability to attend services at their local church.
Kate Parsons also provides context on how migration is often the only choice for some people, and on the Lutheran history of welcoming refugees.
Finally, ELCA Pastor Manuel Retamoza shares about his ministry with the Border Church. (To see the site referenced in his comments, view this episode on YouTube.)
