Their hopes dashed by a Texas judge, immigrants living in churches wait for a reprieve Now that a Texas judge has barred part of President Biden's deportation moratorium, immigrants living in church sanctuary are searching for solutions. Thirty lawmakers want to help. Journalists and well-wishers in the church sanctuary movement surround Jose Chicas as he leaves sanctuary after three years and seven months on Jan. 22, 2021, in Raleigh, North Carolina. His wife, Sandra, drove him back to their home in Raleigh. RNS photo by Yonat Shimron January 29, 2021 She didn’t stay long. On Tuesday, the Mexico native returned to Adalberto United Methodist Church in Humbolt Park after a Texas judge barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium, the Chicago Tribune reported.