A Texas border city pastor who helps migrants after they enter the U.S. carries a firearm after receiving threats from human smugglers in recent years.
Luis Silva, a pastor in Roma, Texas, provides migrants with food, water, and other basic needs after they cross into the U.S. in addition to his church leadership duties since 2018. He began when the first migrant caravan made news as thousands from Central America made their way north. While Mexico’s government at the time tried to disperse large group, most migrants were ultimately successful and reached Miguel Aleman, opposite the border from Roma.
To ease their concerns, Silva and some of his parishioners routinely travel to the banks of the Rio Grande where they assist the migrants and prepare them to surrender to Border Patrol. However, not every interaction has been peaceful. In 2020, a group of smugglers entered his property and threatened him and his family. Since that day, Silva utilizes his Texas concealed carry license most of the time.other area pastors have been targeted by cartels if they are known to provide aid and ministry
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