Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 13:59:49 GMT
"Four members of an extremist right-wing 'patriots' group have agreed to delete social media posts and refrain from harassing Phoenix-area church members assisting migrant families seeking asylum in order to settle their part of a federal lawsuit, court documents show.
The individuals are members of the AZ Patriots and among 12 defendants named in the suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix in June. AZ Patriots, along with Patriot Movement AZ, also are named as defendants in the suit, which was filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of several church groups and individuals.
The lawsuit accuses Patriot Movement AZ and an off-shoot group, AZ Patriots, of threatening, harassing and intimidating the churches, along with their pastors and their members, who were assisting undocumented migrants seeking asylum. It also accuses the groups of false accusations of human trafficking.
The suit alleged the two groups interfered with the humanitarian work of local churches that have been providing food, shelter and other assistance to migrant families released by federal immigration authorities. The lawsuit alleges that the groups' conduct amounts to a "conspiracy to violate" the civil rights of the churches, is racially motivated against Latinos, and amounts to defamation and trespass, he said.
The suit seeks an injunction against the defendants and monetary damages.
A proposed consent decree filed with the court Friday lists the four defendants agreeing to a settlement as Jeremy Bronaugh of Goodyear, Jennifer Harrison of Peoria, Eduardo Jaime of Phoenix, and Michael Pavlock of Peoria. In addition, AZ Patriots, which was founded by the four defendants, is listed as also agreeing to the decree."
www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2019/09/06/az-patriots-founders-agree-stop-harassing-church-members-assisting-migrants/2239001001/
I bet they call themselves Christians in addition to "Patriots".
Interfering w/the legal rights of a church to aid the foreigner (help asylum seekers).
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:18-19)
The individuals are members of the AZ Patriots and among 12 defendants named in the suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix in June. AZ Patriots, along with Patriot Movement AZ, also are named as defendants in the suit, which was filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center on behalf of several church groups and individuals.
The lawsuit accuses Patriot Movement AZ and an off-shoot group, AZ Patriots, of threatening, harassing and intimidating the churches, along with their pastors and their members, who were assisting undocumented migrants seeking asylum. It also accuses the groups of false accusations of human trafficking.
The suit alleged the two groups interfered with the humanitarian work of local churches that have been providing food, shelter and other assistance to migrant families released by federal immigration authorities. The lawsuit alleges that the groups' conduct amounts to a "conspiracy to violate" the civil rights of the churches, is racially motivated against Latinos, and amounts to defamation and trespass, he said.
The suit seeks an injunction against the defendants and monetary damages.
A proposed consent decree filed with the court Friday lists the four defendants agreeing to a settlement as Jeremy Bronaugh of Goodyear, Jennifer Harrison of Peoria, Eduardo Jaime of Phoenix, and Michael Pavlock of Peoria. In addition, AZ Patriots, which was founded by the four defendants, is listed as also agreeing to the decree."
www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2019/09/06/az-patriots-founders-agree-stop-harassing-church-members-assisting-migrants/2239001001/
I bet they call themselves Christians in addition to "Patriots".
Interfering w/the legal rights of a church to aid the foreigner (help asylum seekers).
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt. (Deuteronomy 10:18-19)
