sanctuary movement
Posted Feb 14, 2018, 12:39 pm
Meagan Boudreau
/Cronkite News
Federal authorities have granted Jesus Berrones, an undocumented father of five whose story has garnered international attention, a one-year stay on humanitarian grounds.... Read more»
Posted Jan 18, 2017, 11:12 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Leaders from 19 Southern Arizona congregations agreed to defend refugees and unauthorized immigrants from deportation, bucking the Trump administration's apparent plan to immediately deport 2-3 million people. The local faith leaders have joined a larger movement involving more than 700 religious congregations nationwide. ... Read more»
Updated Nov 11, 2015, 2:28 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Surrounded by a packed house of supporters and reporters in a Tucson chapel, Rosa Imelda Robles Loreto thanked her family, her lawyer and advocates for helping her endure 461 days of sanctuary as she avoided deportation at Southside Presbyterian Church.... Read more»
Posted Aug 8, 2015, 7:40 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
One year after entering a Tucson church to avoid being deported, an immigrant woman and the community that supports her marked the anniversary. In a small room at a South Tucson church, Rosa Robles Loreto counts the things she's missed: The birthdays of her two sons. Their baseball games, too numerous to count. Her anniversary with her husband.... Read more»
Updated Jun 18, 2015, 2:43 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Immigration officials have extended the stay of a Mexican illegal immigrant, Daniel Neyoy Ruiz, who went into sanctuary last week at a Midtown Tucson church to protect himself from deportation.... Read more»
Posted Feb 6, 2015, 11:07 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Rosa Robles Loreto has waited for six months for immigration officials to offer a stay of deportation order, living in sanctuary in a Tucson church. She has been anchored to a small room on the grounds of Southside Presbyterian Church, spending her days and nights there because the church is a safe harbor.... Read more»
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Posted Mar 26, 2013, 6:01 pm
Jack Jenkins
/Center for American Progress
Advocacy around immigration reform continues to gain momentum, with bipartisan groups in Congress and President Barack Obama pushing to fix our nation’s immigration system and provide a road map to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented immigrants living in our country.... Read more»
Posted Apr 10, 2012, 9:34 am
Diana Martinez
/Cronkite News Service
While Tucson officials today say they do not consider the city a designated place of sanctuary, human rights work continues the path of the Sanctuary Movement through local organizations.... Read more»