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Church vs. Church in a Small Town Split by an Immigration Raid

The Rev. Trey Hegar meets with Felipe Clamos , right, one of 32 cement plant workers arrested by immigration authorities in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, May 29, 2018. The raid has opened fissures in this rural town. “It drives me crazy when we don’t practice what Jesus preaches because of the mix of religion and national politics,” Hegar said. (William Widm Widmer/The New York Times)