A Guatemalan immigrant has taken
sanctuary with her three children at the Holyrood Episcopal Church in northern
Manhattan; the move came after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told
her to prepare for deportation. An August 17 press conference announcing her
decision included the New Sanctuary
Movement, Fr. Luis Barrios, NYC Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, NYS Assembly
Member Carmen de
la Rosa, and many others.
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| Amanda Morales with her children and supporters. Photo Prensa Libre: Mundo Hispánico |
Guatemalan immigrant seeks
sanctuary in Manhattan church
By Claudia Torrens, AP via Seattle
Times
August 17, 2017
NEW YORK (AP) — A Guatemalan
immigrant with no authorization to live in the U.S. entered a church in
Manhattan with her three children on Thursday to seek refuge from immigration
authorities.
Amanda Morales, who has lived
illegally in the U.S. since 2004, said she decided to seek sanctuary instead of
showing up to her appointment with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Morales
said ICE told her during her last appointment this month that she would be
deported and needed to buy a one-way plane ticket to Guatemala.
“I am scared, but at the same time
I feel safe here,” she said during a press conference at Holyrood Church, in
the Washington Heights neighborhood.[…]
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Manhattan church offers sanctuary
to immigrant mother facing deportation
By NY1 News
August 18, 2017
A Manhattan church and several city
leaders are standing by an undocumented immigrant facing deportation.
Amanda Morales is seeking refuge at
the Holyrood Church in Washington Heights.
Morales moved from Guatemala to the
United States in 2004 and is the mother of three children — all U.S.
citizens.[…]
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