How the Catholic Church helps migrants avoid deportation

September 22, 2015

For fleeing migrants, a growing number of US churches offer sanctuary

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How the Catholic Church helps migrants avoid deportation

During his first visit to the U.S., Pope Francis spoke about migration and called on the U.S. to open its doors to people fleeing other countries. In this America Tonight excerpt, Joie Chen profiles Angela Navarro, an undocumented migrant from Honduras and a devout Catholic. Last fall, Navarro took refuge in a Philadelphia church to avoid deportation


 

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