In the United States, Some Haitian {Seventh Day Advnetist} Churches Report 60 Percent Membership Decrease

On a hot summer evening in Indianapolis, United States, immigrant families gathered inside Maranatha Haitian Seventh-day Adventist Church to prepare for a possibility many hoped they would never face: being suddenly separated from their children or other dependents because of immigration enforcement. On August 25 two dozen families attended a legal clinic hosted by the church and sponsored by the Coalition for Our Immigrant Neighbors, or COIN. Volunteers helped families prepare legal documents and emergency plans so that trusted individuals could care for minor children, other dependents, and financial matters if parents or caregivers were detained or deported. The clinic...