{"id":130735,"date":"2026-05-05T13:18:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:18:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:18:22","slug":"kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

A Kansas<\/a> City, Kansas, church has moved its services underground in order to protect illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement, according to a new report.<\/p>\n

“It is ironic and shameful, is it not, that the safe spaces we call sanctuaries are no longer safe spaces,” Rick Behrens, senior pastor at Grandview Park Presbyterian Church, told the Kansas Reflector<\/a>. “Because we are under attack from our own government.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the Reflector, services will now be held in a church basement. The story continued, saying that Behrens “moved services to the locked basement in response to the administration\u2019s decision to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to enter churches.”<\/p>\n

In January 2025, the Trump administration rescinded a Biden-era policy<\/a> that restricted immigration enforcement actions in or near houses of worship, schools, hospitals and other protected areas. At the time, a DHS spokesperson said the move would empower law enforcement and stop criminals from “being able to hide in America\u2019s schools and churches to avoid arrest.”<\/p>\n

In addition to moving services, the church has also become a training hub for community activists, according to the report, teaching volunteers how to “spot immigration enforcement officers, accompany immigrants, and monitor the courts.”<\/p>\n

SAN DIEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT BEEFS UP SECURITY, PROVIDE SCRIPTS TO KEEP ICE AWAY: REPORT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Behrens was among several faith leaders and immigration activists<\/a> who spoke at an interfaith prayer vigil last week, encouraging larger churches to take action as Kansas City prepares to host six matches during the FIFA World Cup this summer.<\/p>\n

Other community leaders have also taken steps in anticipation of possible ICE raids<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jess Ferrell, executive director of the Center of Grace community center, explained she organized a group of volunteers to accompany 48 children back to their homes after she said she received an anonymous tip that ICE agents would conduct a raid at the church\u2019s parent pickup one day.<\/p>\n

“We realized we do not have a way to safely get (the kids) off our property home with their parents, who are at work, because armed agents might show up and try to kidnap their parents in front of them, using children as bait,” Ferrell told the Reflector.<\/p>\n

POLL FINDS SHARP RISE IN YOUNG MEN CALLING RELIGION ‘VERY IMPORTANT’<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Jacob Poindexter, senior minister at Wichita United Church of Christ, framed the situation as a moral choice between supporting immigrants and opposing federal immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n

“Which side are you going to be on? Which side are we going to take a risk for?” he asked.\u00a0“Because you\u2019re taking a risk, no matter which side you choose. If you do nothing, you are taking a risk. If you do something, at least it\u2019s a worthwhile risk.”<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In January, plans to build an ICE detention center in Kansas City were halted after the Kansas City Council passed a five-year ban on permits for non-municipal detention centers, following community backlash, according to KCUR<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DHS did not immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-shield-illegal-immigrants-ice-enforcement <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Kansas City, Kansas, church has moved its services underground in order to protect illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement, according to a new report. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-130735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Kansas City, Kansas, church has moved its services underground in order to protect illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement, according to a new report. […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-05T17:18:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-05T17:18:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735\"},\"wordCount\":525,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735\",\"name\":\"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-05T17:18:22+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement - Wall Street PR","og_description":"A Kansas City, Kansas, church has moved its services underground in order to protect illegal immigrants from federal immigration enforcement, according to a new report. […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2026-05-05T17:18:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement","datePublished":"2026-05-05T17:18:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735"},"wordCount":525,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735","name":"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-05-05T17:18:22+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/kansas-city-church-moves-services-underground-to-shield-illegal-immigrants-from-ice-enforcement-130735#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kansas City church moves services underground to shield illegal immigrants from ICE enforcement"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130735"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=130735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}