Seeking Sanctuary in Columbus
NOVANEWS
By Ingrid Raphael and Kyle Kerley
ICE wants to deport a 40-year-old mother of three who has lived more than half her life in the US, and most of that in Columbus, Ohio.
But Edith Espinal isn't going.
This month, she sought sanctuary at the Columbus Mennonite Church, whose congregation decided unanimously to continue a tradition of opening their doors to the victims of the US government's immigration policy.
"Today, Columbus, Ohio, truly becomes a sanctuary city," Rubén Castilla Herrera, an organizer with the Ohio Interfaith Immigrant and Migrant Justice Coalition, told a crowd of people gathered at the church as Espinal arrived. "We need policy and legislation, but ultimately, sanctuary comes from the people."
Back in September, Espinal -- who came to the US from Mexico...