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Sister Rose Patrice
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- 1Volunteers and faith leaders pack US immigration courts to shield immigrants●All over the US, people have been keeping up a presence in # immigration court to deter # ICE from kidnapping law abidin
Across the United States, people have been showing up in immigration courtrooms to accompany immigrants and deter ICE from detaining people at hearings. Among them is Sister Rose Patrice, a Catholic nun, whose presence supporters say can influence outcomes, since faith leaders standing beside defendants has been shown to affect how cases proceed. The practice has spread as a form of peaceful accompaniment.