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Coverage dated September 22, 2026 to September 23, 2026

James Talarico's church houses illegal immigrant, minister says; Paxton responds

Headline from The Christian Post

A minister at the longtime Texas congregation of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico says the church is a “sanctuary church” that houses someone who is in the United States illegally, prompting his Republican opponent to claim the church "harbors illegals."

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  1. Objectivist

    Pastor at James Talarico’s Sanctuary Church Admits Harboring Illegal Alien for 8 Years, Boasts It Is Not Belief Based [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    An undercover video shows Reverend Carol Johnson describing James Talarico’s home church as focused on progressive values rather than beliefs or creeds, while acknowledging that a Guatemalan man has lived inside the sanctuary church for eight years.

  2. The Christian Post

    James Talarico's church houses illegal immigrant, minister says; Paxton responds (opens The Christian Post)

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    A minister at the longtime Texas congregation of Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico says the church is a “sanctuary church” that houses someone who is in the United States illegally, prompting his Republican opponent to claim the church "harbors illegals."