NSM organizer Nicole, Angela’s mother Maria, Angela’s husband Manrique, and West Kensington Ministry pastor Reverend Adan went to Washington DC to win support for Angela’s Sanctuary campaign. After meeting with Congressman Bob Brady, who represents Philadelphia in the U.S. Congress, he pledged his support! A few days later, we got an official letter signed by …
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We hand-deliver letters from 200 clergy, Congressman Brady, and eleven City Council members to the ICE headquarters, as well as a petition with over 6,000 signatures in Philadelphia after a vigil in front of the office. We were joined by representatives from Congressman Brady and Councilwoman Quinones’ offices. ICE locked us out of the building …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Nicole Kligerman, New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia Nicole@www.sanctuaryphiladelphia.org. 200 religious leaders and politicians pledge support to Angela Navarro in civil disobedience to end deportation: As Angela Navarro completes 30 days in Sanctuary, family and clergy hand deliver support letters to Immigration officials WHERE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office at …
NSM organizer Nicole, Angela’s mother Maria, her husband Manrique, and West Kensington Ministry pastor Rev. Adan went to Washington DC for two days for a gathering of all the families of people in deportation. We built relationships, lobbied our congresspeople for support, and spoke to lawyers from the Department of Homeland Security about each of …
Throughout November, December, and January we held interfaith prayer vigils and community meetings in support of ending Angela’s final deportation order. Hundreds of people came to West Kensington Ministry to show their support and solidarity for the campaign.
Our faith traditions call us to welcome the stranger, but we need your help as a clergy member and/or person of faith to write a letter in support of Angela. Having the public support of clergy and people of faith is instrumental in making sure Angela is not separated from her family and church community. …
In a matter of days, we were able to get 6,000 signatures on a petition in support of Angela’s Sanctuary campaign. The petition is directed to President Obama, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, and Pennsylvania ICE field director Thomas Decker. The petition was spread online as well as a paper copy that our members took to …
Two days after Angela entered Sanctuary, President Obama announced an expanded “Deferred Action” program for undocumented parents of citizen children. We held a “watch party” at West Kensington Ministry with about 50 people, including immigrants, citizens, clergy, and City Councilwoman Maria Quinones. Obama’s immigration announcement, which will be heard by the Supreme Court, is thanks …
Angela Navarro, a Honduran mother of two U.S. citizen children, publicly took Sanctuary by moving into member congregation West Kensington Ministry. Angela lived with a final deportation order for 10 years and did not leave church property until she stopped her final deportation order. Over 150 people of faith were present to support Angela and …
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia joined a dozen cities nation-wide in announcing that our member congregations will provide physical sanctuary to immigrant families with final deportation orders. We defy President Obama’s inhumane immigration policies by moving families into four of our member congregations: Germantown Mennonite Congregation, the Philadelphia Praise Center, a Mennonite congregation …
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