McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- A nonprofit has made available for free an online toolkit that encourages thousands of faith-based organizations to provide sanctuary from immigration raids and tips on how to avoid arrest.

The "How to Protect People During Ice Raids" toolkit went online Tuesday and is provided by Vote Common Good, a nonprofit organization that promotes social causes and engages in political discourse.

It's aim is to give churches across the country information on how pastors and their flock can help families threatened by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. It also gives advice on how they can document and bear witness and possibly change outcomes, Vote Common Good Executive Director Doug Pagitt told Border Report on Thursday.

"A lot of faith leaders and

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