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A Catholic bishop in Florida expressed concern over a new immigration detention facility planned for his diocese.

Bishop Bill Wack urged parishioners to support immigrants and resist narratives that portray them as threats.

Other Catholic leaders in Florida have also spoken out against the state's immigration policies and detention facilities.

Calling for compassion over politics, a Florida bishop is standing up for immigrants in his diocese as the state moves to open a new detention center — a move he fears will deepen fear and division among the faithful.

Bishop Bill Wack of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee wants his immigrant parishioners to know he extends his "full solidarity with those who have come to this country in search of safety and a better life.

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