Immigrant mom seeks refuge in Philadelphia church
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Honduran immigrant has taken refuge in a Philadelphia church to avoid deportation while her supporters work to gain legal status for her.
Angela Navarro has lived in fear of being sent back to her native country for 10 years. Tired of running scared, Navarro sought sanctuary and moved into a spare room at West Kensington Ministry on Nov. 18 with her family.
Nine-year-old Mariana Mendoza had to give up her pink bedroom and bike when her family moved from a two-story rowhouse into the cramped church annex.
Our Occupation Government's Propaganda Ministry, the MSM, not wanting to be even more obvious, decided to take out the part about tearful little Mariana having to leave behind her Raggedy Ann Doll, named Betsy Ross, and her puppy, whimpering after it was allowed to lick her face just one the last time. --tma
But that's OK with her — as long as her mom is safe.
"Because if she didn't move, maybe they could deport her," Mariana said.
Navarro, 28, speaking through an interpreter, said, "The hardest part has been leaving my life behind — leaving my house, my job, the inability to do normal family things, like going out for a walk or going shopping."
Navarro is one of about a dozen U.S. immigrants who have recently taken shelter in churches, where authorities generally won't pursue enforcement actions. The cases are unfolding as President Barack Obama seeks to curb deportations starting next year, an effort many Republicans oppose.
Immigration officials issued Navarro's final deportation order when she was 17. She had been picked up in 2003 while illegally trying to enter the United States to join her parents, who had received permission to live in the U.S. after Hurricane Mitch devastated Honduras. ...
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