Sarah Garrecht Gassen chats with Rev. Alison Harrington, pastor of Southside Presbyterian Church

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Channel: Arizona Daily Star · 2014 · News & Politics

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The congregation granted sanctuary to Daniel Neyoy Ruiz, an undocumented immigrant who was facing a deportation order that began with a 2011 traffic stop. After living at the church with his wife and American-born son for almost a month, Neyoy Ruiz was granted a stay in his case on Monday.

Harrington talks about the church's decision to grant sanctuary and how it could spur a national movement. 

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