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May 15, 2014

Mexican Immigrant Takes Refugee in Arizona Church 
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An undocumented Mexican immigrant set for deportation has taken refuge
in an Arizona church. Daniel Neyoy Ruiz was ordered to report for
deportation earlier this week. He instead took sanctuary in a Tucson
church that once helped take in Central American refugees in the 1980s.
Ruiz has lived in the United States for 14 years and has a U.S.-born
teenage son. He said: "I'll do anything it takes to stay with my
family." His action comes as President Obama is expected to unveil
revisions to his deportation policy in the coming weeks.

 

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