"Six bishops from the Episcopal Diocese along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the United Methodist Church and Texas Impact filed a friend of the court brief against SB 4.In total, they represent at least 142,000 parishioners and 461 congregations in Texas, according to the filing." (see here) SB 4 is "a so-called sanctuary cities ban."
This isn't the first time the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America leadership has taken up the sanctuary cause. Earlier this summer a number of ELCA synods declared themselves "Sanctuary Synods." (see here)
.@ELCA bishops join other religious leaders opposing sancuary cities law in Texas.https://t.co/6iQHfOh3zR
— ELCA News (@ELCAnews) August 1, 2017