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Honduran Immigrant Alex García Leaves Missouri Church After 1,252 Days in Sanctuary

HeadlineFeb 25, 2021

In Missouri, Honduran immigrant Alex García left a church in the St. Louis suburb of Maplewood Wednesday, after spending more than 1,200 days living in sanctuary. The Trump administration had scheduled the married father of five to be deported in 2017. García emerged from sanctuary after freshman Missouri Congressmember Cori Bush introduced a “private bill” to grant him permanent residency.

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