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ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court

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Any other day, said a local activist, two to four immigrants would be detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and taken away in vans operated by private prison CoreCivic. Bishop Pham, himself a Vietnamese refugee as a child, said ICE agents were "standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents kind of scattered and went away. No wonder people come in fear." The masked immigration agents scattered after seeing the clergy delegation led by Bishop-elect Michael Pham."Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to prepare for another hearing. Nobody was detained as had been expected.

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