Undocumented Mexican Mom Hiding in Denver Church Among TIME's 100 Most Influential People Donie O'Sullivan and Sara Weisfeldt - CNN
go to original April 23, 2017

Mexican immigrant mother Jeanette Vizguerra is facing deportation while she takes sanctuary in a Colorado church. (CNN)

Last wednesday was Jeanette Vizguerra's 64th night living in the church. Vizguerra came to the United States from Mexico in 1997 with her husband and eldest daughter. She has been living in the US undocumented since and has three American-born children under the age of 12.

Speaking to CNN from the church last week, Vizguerra said she was honored that her 20 years of activism for immigrants rights was being recognized.

"Jeanette Viguerra's courage - as an immigrant, a mother, and a survivor of crime - to stand true against the nativism of the Trump administration serves as a humbling reminder of what the real American values of courage, dedication, and perseverance look like," Vizguerra's lawyer, Hans Meyer, said in a statement.

The list, now in its 14th year, recognizes the world's most influential individuals. Vizguerra's name appears alongside John Lewis, Colin Kapernick, Jeff Bezos, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and others.

Read the rest at CNN

Related: Mother of Three Deported Back to Mexico in 2006 Hopes to Return to US (Daily Chronicle)

Related: Deportation’s Orphans: Who Cares for Children When Parents Are Sent Away? (Times of San Diego)

Related: Homeland Security Insists DREAMers Aren’t Being Targeted Days After News That One Was Deported (ThinkProgress)

Related: LGBTQ Immigrants, Already at Risk, Suffer Under New Immigration Policies (Qnotes)

Related: US Court Leaves Intact Ruling Against Central America Asylum Seekers (Reuters)

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