Immigrant Leaves Sanctuary Church After ICE Pledges Not To Immediately Deport Him
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Immigrant Leaves Sanctuary Church After ICE Pledges Not To Immediately Deport Him

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MAPLEWOOD, Mo. — After 3 1/2 years living inside a Missouri church to avoid deportation, Honduran immigrant Alex Garcia finally stepped outside Wednesday, following a promise from President Joe Biden’s administration to let him be. Today is the day I’m going to get out of sanctuary after three years and a half.” “We are not done yet,” Garcia said, reading from a written statement. “There is still so much work that has to be done,” he added, nothing that he will be fighting for “permanent protection.“ Honduran immigrant Alex Garcia addresses a crowd of family, friends, and supporters alongside his wife Carly at a news conference Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, where he announced he would leaving Christ Church United Church of Christ in Maplewood, Mo. After 3 1/2 years living inside the church to avoid deportation, Garcia finally stepped outside following a promise from President Joe Biden's administration to let him be.

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Sanctuary Immigrants Take Refuge In Texas Church, Watch Election Closely
4 years, 2 months ago

Sanctuary Immigrants Take Refuge In Texas Church, Watch Election Closely

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