Christian League
Description
Al Caldwell's Christian League charges into the refugee fray, bonds poised to shatter detention chains for container-surviving families—yet INS agents Gardner and Betram hurl back cautions of coached religious persecution claims, standard shields against smuggling's $20,000-$40,000 toll that funnels migrants into sweatshop servitude, drugs, or worse. Their intervention spikes tension in Josh's office, where Sam's desperation collides with Josh's cynical exhale, forcing White House hands to sift genuine faith from scripted pleas amid humanitarian crunch.
Event Involvements
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S2E8
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Shibboleth
INS Agents Expose Smuggling Exploitation and Coached Claims
The Christian League is invoked by Josh as offering to post bonds for refugees, but INS agents counter with warnings of coached persecution claims, positioning the group as naive interveners whose humanitarian gesture risks enabling smuggling scams in the escalating faith-asylum debate.
Active Representation
Through referenced bond offer by Al Caldwell and the League
Power Dynamics
Challenged and cautioned by INS authority against idealistic overreach
Institutional Impact
Highlights NGO-White House tensions in balancing mercy and law
Organizational Goals
Secure refugee release via financial bonds to aid persecuted evangelicals
Leverage Christian solidarity to influence White House asylum decisions
Influence Mechanisms
Financial pledges to bypass detention
Moral advocacy rooted in shared faith persecution narrative
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