California Gov. Gavin Newsom pointed to the decree to highlight the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement actions.

This decree allows those genuinely fearing immigration actions to fulfill their spiritual duties through alternative means like personal prayer or online masses.

The day after dozens of armed soldiers on foot and horseback marched across MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, Most Revered Alberto Rojas, Bishop of San Bernardino, released a decree on Tuesday, dispensing members of the diocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass.