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Why a black church offered sanctuary to Mexican immigrants

When Carmela Apolonio Hernandez and her children moved into a basement room at the Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia, it was only the second-known time that an African American church offered sanctuary to an immigrant facing deportation. 

 Now Carmela spends her days adjusting to an unfamiliar culture: she helps...

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