(CBS) Fears of deportation have placed a cloud over a Sacramento church.
The Del Paso church La Vida serves as a sanctuary for the local Hispanic community. Federal immigration agents were caught staking out at the church during services.
But Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have a policy to avoid sensitive places, including houses of worship.
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Pastor Alex Vaiz's Sacramento church is a safe place for people from all walks of life.
"A good number of our church are immigrants," said he said.
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But Vaiz says that sanctuary is now threatened, after federal immigration agents staked out across the street from the church during Sunday services.