I could be wrong but I think in the Catholic tradition ‘sanctuary’ doesn’t apply to the whole building. Just to the area right around the alter. So that means the police can come in but it might look bad if they do.

I do like the background at Wiki about how it was handled in the Middle Ages:

Church sanctuaries were regulated by common law. An asylum seeker was to confess his sins, surrender his weapons, and be placed under the supervision of the head of the church or abbey where he had fled. He then had forty days to make one of two choices: surrender to secular authorities and stand trial for the crimes against him, or confess his guilt and be sent into exile (abjure the realm), by the shortest route and never return without the king’s permission. Anyone who did come back could be executed by the law and/or excommunicated by the Church.

michael graham recommended investigating social security violations in the neighborhood, and rounding up illegals at their places of employment for deportation.

once enough heat is applied, la migra won’t have to set foot on the church premises to get her to leave.

it’ll never happen though.

/nit pick/ It’s a Methodist Church, not a Catholic one.

And also is probably basicly a publicity stunt.

HMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm…Federal Government + Church+ force,,,,,,Wy do I keep reminding myself of WACO???

I don’t know why I’d equate that to what’s happening in Ill.; since the ones in Waco were law abiding citizens,