By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, LUIS ANDRES HENAO and DEEPA BHARATH Numerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trump’s new administration

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, lawmakers in some Democratic-led states are proposing new ways to resist his efforts.

Across the U.S., some pastors are standing firm while others are retreating as ICE gains new access to sacred spaces.

Trump wasted little time in pushing forward his immigration plans. Within hours of taking the oath of office Monday, he signed a flurry of executive orders that closed the U.S. to refugees, cracked down on undocumented immigrants with criminal backgrounds and challenged what it means to be “American.