Prof. David Lopez and Elizabeth Reiner Platt start their discussion with Reverend Marilynn Budde's call for mercy at the inaugural prayer service, a large section of the inter-denominational faith community has become increasingly vocal about what they view as a harsh and punitive immigration system. Elizabethe Reiner Platt, Director of the Law, Rights, and Religion Project, discusses the organization's recent report analyzing the legal landscape safeguarding religious conscience and observation in the face of state action.

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