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  "path": "/2026/04/01/american-politicians-talk-about-persecuted-christians-abroad-but-heres-what-happens-when-those-christians-migrate-to-the-us/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T18:31:07.000Z",
  "site": "https://religionnews.com",
  "tags": [
    "Christianity",
    "Faiths",
    "Government & Politics",
    "Leaders & Institutions",
    "Opinion",
    "Religion Hub",
    "U.S.",
    "World",
    "Arab Spring",
    "Coptic Christian",
    "Department of Homeland Security",
    "Egypt",
    "Form I-130 petition",
    "immigration",
    "Nashville",
    "Terez Metry"
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  "textContent": "(The Conversation) — An anthropologist of religion shows how Coptic Christians navigate two competing realities: the narrative of Christian persecution abroad and the suspicion surrounding migrants in the contemporary US.",
  "title": "American politicians talk about persecuted Christians abroad – but here’s what happens when those Christians migrate to the US"
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