This past Thanksgiving week, the Thompson’s petition to adjust status requested by their daughter got approved. This is A HUGE...
Sanctuary VICTORY: The Thompson Family
Tyger Williams/The Philadelphia Inquirer, via Associated Press
Hand in hand, Oneita and Clive Thompson danced out of the Tabernacle United Church in Philadelphia, their fists raised in victory. The Jamaican couple had spent nearly two and a half years living in churches to avoid deportation. The New York Times, 24 December 2020
“My whole heart is ready to go,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 20 December 2020
“The Thompsons fled Jamaica 15 years ago after a gang burned down their farm and threatened to kill them. The family is now allowed to seek permanent residency in the U.S.” DemocracyNOW, 22 December 2020
“The Thompsons “shine a light on how difficult it is and has been with this administration for immigrants,” USA Today, 21 December 2020
“‘I would not wish this burden on no one’: Undocumented couple free after over 2 years in church sanctuary”, MSNBC, 26 December 2020
“‘We danced,’ she said. ‘We just danced for freedom.'” CNN, 22 December 2020
“Familia jamaiquina sale de santuario,” Telemundo62, 21 December 2020
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