Just got word that Maria Merida, whose story we’ve shared over the years, was granted a stay of deportation.
She spent more than two years living in a church, seeking sanctuary from deportation while pursuing #asylum.
wbur.org/news/2019/04/1…
She spent more than two years living in a church, seeking sanctuary from deportation while pursuing #asylum.
wbur.org/news/2019/04/1…
We actually met her sons before meeting her.
Three of them are U.S. citizens.
The eldest, who is not a U.S. citizen, was deported in 2018 - two years after his father was deported.
In the words of the youngest son, “They’re taking them one by one.”
wbur.org/news/2018/02/2…
Three of them are U.S. citizens.
The eldest, who is not a U.S. citizen, was deported in 2018 - two years after his father was deported.
In the words of the youngest son, “They’re taking them one by one.”
wbur.org/news/2018/02/2…
As votes were still being counted in Nov, we spoke w Maria - in a zoom from the church - about what the outcome could mean.
“We're still concerned, there's no security, not yet,” she said.
Today, she walks freely for the first time in ~ 3 years.
wbur.org/news/2020/11/0…
“We're still concerned, there's no security, not yet,” she said.
Today, she walks freely for the first time in ~ 3 years.
wbur.org/news/2020/11/0…
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