(NPR) Family Emerges From Sanctuary After Years Of Hiding To Avoid Deportation

Family Emerges From Sanctuary After Years Of Hiding To Avoid Deportation



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'All Our Opportunity Was Taken Away': Sanctuary Family Slowly Restarts Life







Clive Thompson reads aloud the letter that means he and his wife, Oneita, no longer need to fear deportation. They are joined by their son, Timothy, 15.



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Family Emerges From Sanctuary After Years Of Hiding To Avoid Deportation





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The Thompsons, originally from Jamaica, spent 843 days living in churches in Philadelphia to avoid deportation. Now they are free, but reentry comes with new challenges.