At NBC News Los Angeles, "SoCal Churches Provide Temporary Shelter, "Spiritual Food" for Immigrants":
An estimated 50 immigrants carrying temporary visas arrived Thursday aboard Homeland Security buses at two churches in San Bernardino County that are working with federal agencies to help the families through the immigration process.And the city issued a statement, distancing itself from the secret alien shipments:
Officials with the Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino told NBC4 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials reached out to them in an effort to address the border crisis stemming from a wave of undocumented immigrants from Central America who have recently crossed into the United States at the Texas-Mexico border. President Barack Obama has described the situation as a "humanitarian crisis."
"As a church, we want to let them know that there are people here in the United States who love and support them, they're praying with them and for them," said John Andrews, of the Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino County. "Maybe that can give them some of that spiritual food for the next leg of their journey."
Fontana police issued a statement on behalf of the city.Eric Odom has on-the-ground coverage, at Liberty News, "BREAKING – CALIFORNIA SHOCK: DHS Blitzes CA With Buses Full of Illegal Immigrants, Busloads Being Dropped Off at Churches! (CONFIRMED)":
"The temporary placement of Central American Immigrants at the St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Fontana is a humanitarian effort on the part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino in cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)," the statement read.
"While the City of Fontana is understanding of the issues and concerns of residents on both sides of this issue, the City has no direct control over the policies of ICE or the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Bernardino.
The City of Fontana will continue to monitor the situation for Code and Public Safety issues that may arise."
Confirmed: DHS bus dropped off 40 illegal immigrants here at St Joseph’s Church in Fontana pic.twitter.com/HkBbvcd4B1
— LibertyNEWS.com (@liberty) July 10, 2014
More buses coming to this location. Media is here. pic.twitter.com/QTWJBFZ6Pa
— LibertyNEWS.com (@liberty) July 10, 2014
DHS brought 40 illegal immigrants here to St Joseph’s Church in Fontana. An infant was sick and was taken to hospital
— LibertyNEWS.com (@liberty) July 10, 2014
This will be a release facility for the DHS for the foreseeable future. St Joseph’s Church in Fontana, CA pic.twitter.com/MRiKX2mt5U
— LibertyNEWS.com (@liberty) July 10, 2014
On location where South American illegals are being offloaded at St Joseph’s Church in Fontana. pic.twitter.com/yHdunocSIO
— LibertyNEWS.com (@liberty) July 10, 2014
Media suddenly building up at St Joseph's Church in Fontana. Possible those buses passing through Murrieta are headed this way.
— LibertyNEWS.com (@liberty) July 10, 2014
3 of the illegal aliens DHS dropped off here at St Joseph’s Church in Fontana have already been released.
— LibertyNEWS.com (@liberty) July 10, 2014
Fontana police now patrolling St Joseph’s Church and surrounding area. pic.twitter.com/5OPMuLU6Ed
— LibertyNEWS.com (@liberty) July 10, 2014
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