Catholic demonstrators form human cross in Newark to protest separation of immigrant families

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Cardinal Joseph Tobin, leader of the Newark Archdiocese, joined Catholics from several states on Wednesday in Newark to call for an end to the separation of immigrant families across the country.

More than 100 people gathered at St. Mary’s Church Newark Abbey for a morning service, many clutching signs that bore the images of children who have died after crossing the southern border. Later, demonstrators walked from St. Mary’s on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the Peter Rodino Federal Building on Broad Street.

Priests, nuns, laypeople and senior citizens were among those who arrived to show their support for immigrant families who have been affected by the Trump administration's stricter immigration policies. Many held signs that read “Mercy for Immigrants,” and “Catholics say Stop the Inhumanity.” They chanted “Immigrants are welcomed here.”

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