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AMHERST A vigil to offer support and prayers for Lucio Perez, the Guatemalan immigrant who took sanctuary at the First Congregational Church for 3½ years to avoid deportation, takes place Thursday.Members of the community are invited to the vigil,.
AMHERST A vigil to offer support and prayers to Lucio Perez, the Guatemalan immigrant who took sanctuary at the First Congregational Church for 3½ years to avoid deportation, takes place Thursday.Members of the community are invited to the vigil, to.
SPRINGFIELD An immigration judge will soon hear the reopened case of Lucio Perez, the Guatemalan immigrant from Springfield who spent more than three years avoiding deportation by living in sanctuary in an Amherst church.On Tuesday, the Pioneer.
Court ruling could lead to immigration law reform
Lucio Perez talks to the crowd with his family gathered behind him in front of First Church Amherst in celebration of his end in sanctuary on Saturday, March 13, 2021. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Worcester. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 6/1/2021 1:58:48 PM
AMHERST Lucio Perez, who spent 3 ½ years in sanctuary in an Amherst church to avoid deportation to Guatemala, could have his case reopened, and might be able to seek permanent residency in the United States, based on a recent Supreme Court decision, according to his immigration lawyer.
During a Zoom conference call organized by the Pioneer Valley Workers Center Tuesday morning, attorney Glenn Formica said that the Niv-Chavez vs. Garland case is a “turning point” for American immigration law that may provide opportunities to many immigrants who have lived in the country for a decade or more.