FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 25, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT
Michelle Nealy, mnealy@faithinpubliclife.org, (202)735-7123
Dan Clark, dclark@faithinpubliclife.org, (614)648-3663
Columbus, OH — On Sunday, January 27th at 1 p.m.,the pastor and congregation of Just North United Church of Christ will be joined by community leaders and the legal team for Angelica who earlier this week received a stay of deportation with documents that provide a pathway to adjust her legal status. Angelica returned home to her family after living in sanctuary at the church since October 29th, 2018. She is the first person in sanctuary in Ohio to ever win legal relief from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Rev. Eric Williams of Just North United Church of Christ said, “We are filled with joy to tell this sanctuary success story and encourage other residents and communities of faith to stay strong in hope and to pursue justice for their neighbors. While so many today are divided and hurting, we and many others are unified in offering sanctuary as an act of faith and love.”
WHAT:
Church leaders and legal team announce end to sanctuary stay for Angelica
WHEN:
Sunday, January 27th at 1 p.m.
WHERE:
Just North United Church of Christ
2040 W. Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH 43220
WHO:
Rev. Eric Williams, Senior Pastor, Just North United Church of Christ
Dawn Leach, Sanctuary Team Leader, Just North United Church of Christ
Inna Simakovsky, Esq., Immigration Attorney
Liliana Vasquez, Esq., Immigration Attorney
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An article in the Columbus Dispatch covers this.