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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Luis Andres Henao and Deepa Bharath

HISTORICAL FACTS: Us faith leaders opposed to ice raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example | History Defined

Immigration Raids Los Angeles - (© 2025 Stephen Lam / S.F. Chronicle)

When the Rev. Edward Anderson rallied in Los Angeles this week against the Trump administration's intensifying immigration crackdown, he positioned himself between law enforcement and his fellow protesters, serving as a human buffer.

Anderson, who leads McCarty Memorial Christian Church in the city's West Adams Terrace neighborhood, believes he was upholding his moral duty to stand against injustice, but in a nonviolent manner that his faith demands.

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