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November 16, 2017

Undocumented Activist Takes Refuge in New Orleans Church
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An undocumented human rights activist has taken sanctuary inside a New
Orleans church in an attempt to avoid deportation back to El Salvador.
Jose Torres is the father of two U.S.-born daughters, both of whom are
chronically ill. Torres came to New Orleans shortly after Hurricane
Katrina and helped rebuild the city. According to the Congress of Day
Laborers, Torres is the first immigrant to seek sanctuary in a church in
the Deep South since the election of President Trump.


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