NC Faith Leaders to Call on Sen. Thom Tillis to Defund ICE, Protect Our Immigrant Neighbors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT:
Michelle Nealy, mnealy@faithinpubliclife.org, (202)735-7123
Kahran Myers, kmyers@faithinpubliclife.org, (727)742-5193
NC Faith Leaders to Call on Sen. Thom Tillis to Defund ICE, Protect Our Immigrant Neighbors
Charlotte, N.C. — On Thursday, August 15th at 2 p.m., faith and community leaders will call on Sen. Thom Tillis to defund defund agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) that are terrorizing our immigrant neighbors through detention and deportation, and to protect immigrant families in the aftermath of an anti-immigrant mass shooting that claimed the lives of 22 people in El Paso.
WHAT:
Press conference to call on Senator Tillis to protect immigrants
WHEN:
Thursday, August 15th at 2 p.m.
WHERE:
Missiongathering Church
420 E 15th St,
Charlotte, NC 28206
WHO:
Rev. Andrew Shipley, Missiongathering Church
Rev. Mia McClain, Myers Park Baptist Church
Imam John Ederer, Meck-Min
Rev. Ben Boswell, Myers Park Baptist Church
Rev. Dr. Rodney Sadler, Charlotte Clergy Coalition
Mohammed Gibriel, Community Leader
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