President Trump’s mass deportation plan has driven ICE detention numbers to a record high. Roughly 70 percent of those detained are estimated to have no criminal record. In Africatown — a Philadelphia neighbourhood built by African immigrants— residents say raids have upended daily life. Streets are emptier, businesses are losing customers, and even churches no longer feel safe. But one local pastor has decided to fight back.

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