Latino Community and Prayer Services

u.s: Help us in the name of God, Barquero, a lay minister with the Christian Church Disciples of Christ said in Spanish, according to Metro News. And help the Latino community and the state of Texas. They formed a circle, closed their eyes, and prayed. Barquero is among pastors serving Texas' estimated 1.5 million people living in the U.S. illegally who are offering new programs and, in some cases, visiting families fearful of crackdowns on immigration. In Texas and nationally, some parishes and communities with large populations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally have reported slightly lower attendance on Sundays, or significant drop-offs in attendance at classes or programs outside of prayer services. A new Texas law targeting so-called sanctuary cities comes just as immigration arrests have gone up dramatically in the state's biggest cities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.