People in sanctuary press Biden for change Lucio Perez greets friends at the First Congregational Church of Amherst after a stay in Cooley Dickinson Hospital for a medical emergency in May 2018. He’s been living in refuge at the church since Oct. 17. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Irida Kakhtiranova makes a blueberry pie Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in the kitchen of the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence. She is a Russian immigrant facing deportation and was given sanctuary at USNF on April 6, 2018. She is the wife of a U.S. citizen and the mother of three American-born children. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
By SCOTT MERZBACH
Sanctuary group calls on Biden to free immigrants
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Mexican national has been living at Mancos church since June 2017
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 6:20 PM Updated: Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 10:33 PM Rosa Sabido, photographed at Mancos United Methodist Church on June 26, 2017, on Tuesday called for the Biden administration to liberate immigrants from sanctuary. Sabido has lived in sanctuary at the church for more than three years. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
Sanctuary group calls on Biden to free immigrants Rosa Sabido, photographed at Mancos United Methodist Church on June 26, 2017, on Tuesday called for the Biden administration to liberate immigrants from sanctuary. Sabido has lived in sanctuary at the church for more than three years.
Noncitizens living in churches ask to be included in immigration plan
Noncitizens living in churches ask to be included in immigration plan
Officials from the National Sanctuary Collective say, currently in the United States, there are about 50 individuals and families living in sanctuary churches.
AUSTIN, Texas - St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in North Austin for the past several years has been more than a place of worship, it’s been a sanctuary for a mother and her son.
Hilda Ramirez and her son are being protected by the church from being deported. y ha sido dificil para mi vivir todo estos anos. (And it’s been hard for me to live all these years. ), said Ramirez.
Sanctuary movement will call on Biden to free Rosa Sabido, others in sanctuary
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News conference planned for 11 a.m. Tuesday By Patrick Armijo Education, business & real estate reporter
Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 6:41 PM Updated: Monday, Jan. 25, 2021 7:47 PM
Sanctuary movement will call on Biden to free Rosa Sabido, others in sanctuary The National Sanctuary Collective will hold a news conference Tuesday calling on the Biden administration to free about 45 people living in the country illegally who have sought sanctuary in houses of worship. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
People in sanctuary press Biden for change Lucio Perez greets friends after arriving back into the First Congregational Church of Amherst, after a stay in Cooley Dickinson Hospital for a medical emergency in May 2018. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Irida Kakhtiranova makes a blueberry pie Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in the kitchen of the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence. She is a Russian immigrant facing deportation and was given sanctuary at USNF on April 6, 2018. She is the wife of a U.S. citizen and the mother of three American-born children. GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Published: 1/26/2021 4:36:20 PM
After close to three years living in sanctuary to prevent her deportation, a woman provided refuge in a Northampton church is calling on President Joe Biden to adopt policies that will ensure that she and others can remain in the United States.