Friday night, a little over 25 people gathered at Parkway United Church of Christ to support undocumented members of our community. Immigration reporter Tina Vasquez and her partner Ben Presley prepared a delicious family style Mexican dinner-complete with appetizers and desserts. Tickets were $20 per person.
Members of Parkwa… More
Last Monday was International Human Rights Day. A fitting occasion for the Sanctuary City Coalition Winston-Salem to show the documentary, “Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS” at the Community Mosque of Winston-Salem.
The film shows the carnage of the Syrian war in graphic detail. Something that ou… More
Minerva Cisneros Garcia has had a long struggle with our immigration system. Mineva came to this country nearly 20 years ago so that her oldest son, who is blind could receive the education and training that was not available in her home state of Guerrero, Mexico.
It appeared that Minerva’s immigration troubles were over in O… More
Thursday Minerva Garcia and her two young sons took sanctuary at Congregational Church of Christ in Greensboro. Minerva becomes just the second undocumented immigrant in North Carolina (both in Greensboro) to take refuge in a church to avoid deportation.
Thursday was a good day for Minerva and her supporters. No one wants to effect… More
Time is not on Minerva Garcia’s side. Despite her best efforts to stay in this country with her children, ICE is poised to deport her. Unless ICE issues a stay of deportation, Minerva will be on a bus back to Mexico by Friday.
Minerva’s case for staying here in Winston is a just one. That’s why members of Winston’… More
Thursday was a long day for Minerva Garcia, a Mexican mother of two in Winston-Salem. Minerva and her supporters in the Sanctuary City Coalition Winston-Salem spent the day in Charlotte, meeting with officials at Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE has given Minerva until June 30 to return to her native Mexico.
After retur… More
