Government
Mar. 8, 2017
Refuge for undocumented immigrants and tax exemption
Under long-standing immigration laws, harboring undocumented immigrants carries the potential for both fines and imprisonment. An organization can lose its exempt status if its purpose is illegal. By Ellen P. Aprill
Ellen P. Aprill
John E. Anderson Chair in Tax Law
Loyola Law School
taxation
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Ellen Aprill is the John E. Anderson Chair in Tax Law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, where she teaches Nonprofit Organizations and founded the Western Conference on Tax-Exempt Organizations
For many houses of worship, the Biblical injunction, "You should not wrong a stranger or oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt" (Exodus 22:21, JPS), constitutes an important religious doctrine. The Trump administration has announced plans for aggressive enforcement of immigration laws, plans that are expected to expand massively the number of people detained and deported. This new policy has forced many houses...
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