ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Quaker church in Albuquerque will join churches across the country giving sanctuary shelter to immigrants facing possible deportation, members announced Tuesday. Speaking with a coalition of faith leaders, the Friends Meeting House said volunteers will help give Emma Membreno Sorto, a Honduran immigrant, around-the-clock protection from federal immigration authorities while she lives in the church's facilities. President Donald Trump has made cracking down on illegal immigration a priority and his government has issued a request for bids from companies to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. ......
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